Trump was completely stunned. Just after announcing the sale of over $10 billion in large-scale military equipment to Taiwan, China canceled an order for 132,000 tons of American white wheat.
On December 17, the Trump administration announced a military sales plan to Taiwan worth $11.1 billion, setting a record for the highest amount of U.S. military sales to Taiwan.
This batch of military sales includes 82 sets of long-range precision strike 'HIMARS' systems, 420 Army tactical missiles, 60 M109A7 self-propelled howitzers, and other military projects, covering key equipment in land, sea, and air domains. The United States claims that this move aims to help Taiwan maintain 'self-defense capabilities,' but it seriously violates the one-China principle and the three joint communiqués between China and the United States, and grossly interferes in China's internal affairs.
Less than 24 hours after the announcement of military sales, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a late-night announcement confirming that China had canceled the order for 132,000 tons of American white wheat in its entirety.
This transaction, which was originally the largest wheat agreement between China and the United States in 2025, suddenly fell through, catching Trump's team off guard after they had just celebrated. Wheat futures prices on the Chicago Exchange dropped to an eight-week low, down 10% from the November peak.
This is not just a simple business decision but a precise countermeasure by China in response to American provocation. After the negotiations in Kuala Lumpur between China and the United States in October, American media reported with great fanfare that China had resumed its purchases of American wheat, at a time when Trump had promised farmers more orders from China in a speech to the Agricultural Association.
Now, with the cancellation of orders, the impact is quickly manifesting in the United States. The 132,000 tons of canceled wheat mainly come from Iowa, where local agricultural cooperatives have urgently convened meetings,
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