China halts some U.S. agri purchases amid Hong Kong tensions: Bloomberg News

Reuters

Published Jun 01, 2020 05:01AM ET

Updated Jun 01, 2020 05:15AM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has ordered major state-run firms to pause some purchases of farm goods from the United States, including soybeans, as Beijing evaluates tensions with Washington over Hong Kong, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources.