China sows peace while USA locks agricultural dispute

In Washington, Xie Feng argued that agriculture is not a political weapon, emphasizing Sino-American cooperation and protection of farmers

While the engines of war and financial speculation accelerate on the global board, a simple but deeply revolutionary speech, echoed in Washington: that of agricultural cooperation between China and the United States. Pronounced by Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng during a breakfast with agribusiness representatives of both countries, the pronouncement was not only diplomatic – it was a political act of resistance to the logic of conflict, distrust and economic imperialism. In times of climbing tensions, China chose to sow dialogue. And this, to the international left, must be celebrated as a step towards a fairer world.

Xie Feng spoke clearly: China and US together produce almost 40% of the world’s foods. Together they consume a quarter of global production. Faced with an accelerated climate crisis, rising hunger and agrarian systems destroyed by predatory capitalism, this partnership is not only desirable – it is urgent. Moreover, it is a matter of collective survival. And this is where the Chinese position differs with the sharpness of the Blicist and Interventionist posture of the United States.

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China, in defending agricultural cooperation, reaffirms a fundamental principle: food sovereignty is neither merchandise nor battlefield. It is human right. And agriculture, far from being a sector to be politicized in the name of geopolitical interests, must be a space of collaboration between nations. “Agriculture should not be politicized and farmers should not pay the cost of trade war,” said the ambassador – a phrase that should be stamped on all parliaments in the world.

It is significant that Xie made this defense while reporting bills in the US who prohibits Chinese citizens and companies to acquire agricultural lands. These measures, under the disguise of “national security”, are, in fact, expressions of geopolitical panic that dominates the American elite: the fear of a multipolar world, where China is not subordinate but partner. What’s more, where development is not monopolized by Western capital.

But what do these prohibitions reveal, besides institutionalized racism and imperial paranoia? They reveal the fear of a different model – a model in which the state plays a central role in guaranteeing food security, in which agricultural modernization serves the people and not just the large Trusts of agribusiness. China, which has transformed its agriculture with state investments, public research and rural development policies, represents a concrete alternative to the neoliberal model that impoverishes peasants, destroys the environment and concentrates land in the hands of the few.

Meanwhile, the US, with its large -scale mechanized production, depend more and more on the Chinese market – especially in the soy sector. And American farmers know that. They are often forgotten by the Washington elites, who most lose with commercial wars. Xie not only recognizes this, he points out that cooperation “has put more money in the pockets of American farmers.” It is a gesture of class solidarity, disguised as diplomacy: China is not against the workers of the US countryside, it is against the logic that explores them.

The ambassador used mastery agricultural metaphors: he spoke of “seeds” of cooperation, “pests” of politicization and being “farmers” of peace. But these metaphors hide a clear political proposal: that of a world where the economy serves life, not power. Where national security is not used as an excuse to block relationships that threaten West monopoly. Where the sovereignty of a country-such as China-is not questioned by simply daring to develop outside imperial control.

The global left cannot close your eyes for it. Supporting China’s sovereignty is not apology to a state without contradictions. It is to recognize that in a violent unipolar world, the rise of powers that challenge American rule makes room for alternatives. Sino-American cooperation in agriculture may seem like a technical theme, but it is deeply political: it is the possibility of a future where food, not weaponry, be the priority of international relations.

XIE Feng called on companies, associations and researchers to be “farmers” of a new bilateral relationship. May this metaphor also inspire social movements, peasants, workers and the left of the world. May we be all farmers of peace, justice and sovereignty. Let us plant, instead of pumps, seeds of cooperation, solidarity and emancipation.

China, in defending agriculture as a cooperation space, is advocating something greater: the idea of ​​a world where dialogue overcomes conflict, where the common good surpasses the private interest, and where the sovereignty of each nation is respected. For those who believe in a fairer future, this is a path that deserves to be traded – side by side with China.

With information from news agencies*