An SCMP report in Hong Kong suggested that China’s commitment to buy additional agricultural products, as part of the agreement with US to halt trade war escalation, was not unconditional. Apparently, as Chinese media noted, if US “flip-flops” again in future trade negotiations, the purchase will be stopped again.
Additionally, China would want to see how the ban on tech giant Huawei is lifted, before committing the purchases. Trump has promised to ease supply ban on Huawei and White House could make an announcement on the details soon. For now, it’s believed that Trump’s administration was still debating how to ease the restrictions.
