China’s imports of U.S. soybeans have shown little sign of rebounding as Beijing's stockpiles swelled to their highest levels in years, undermining U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that a recent trade truce would spur major new Chinese purchases. China, the world's largest consumer of soybeans, has built up a glut of supplies after months of aggressive stockpiling, which analysts said allowed Beijing to slow-walk its purchase agreement even as both sides touted improved relations. A U.S. Department of Agriculture report released last Friday showed only two Chinese purchases of American soybeans since the summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, totaling 332,000 metric tons from Oct. 2 through Nov. 12 — well short of the 12 million metric tons that the White

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