"Soybeans are a very popular crop in China. The Chinese market is huge as they import about 95 million tonnes of soybeans annually, including 30 million tonnes from the United States," Medvedev said.
Given the current trade problems that have arisen between China and the United States, a certain part of the soybean trade has remained unfulfilled.
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The official also noted that Moscow has agreed with Chinese partners "to be more actively present in this segment [of trade]", which provides Russia with "a good opportunity, on the one hand, to enter the Chinese market with our products, including soybeans, and, on the other hand, to increase the production of soybeans in our country, specifically in the Far East because this is the region where soybeans are grown."
Medvedev noted that "Russia and Chinese partners are gradually removing these restrictions," adding that the Russian delegation had signed two joint protocols regarding the issue during his trip.
Chinese-US relations deteriorated in late May when US President Donald Trump announced that $50 billion worth of Chinese goods would be subject to 25 percent tariffs in a bid to fix the US trade deficit with China. Since then, the two countries have exchanged several rounds of trade duties, with negotiations proving to be unsuccessful.