By Ella Cao and Naveen Thukral BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China bought at least 10 cargoes of U.S. soybeans worth around $300 million in contracts signed since Tuesday, two traders with knowledge of the deals said,

Trump announced a deal on soybeans—the most valuable U.S. agricultural export—on October 30, after talks with Xi in South Korea, to the relief of U.S. farmers. Greater Chinese purchasing of U.S. farm produce will boost U.S. exports as well as support for Trump in rural America.

President Trump said he accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit China in April and invited Xi to the US for a state visit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Monday that Taiwan's "return to China" is a key part of the post-war international order, state news agency Xinhua reported.

President Donald Trump and President Xi of China spoke on Monday morning, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. Xinhua, China's official state-run news agency, reported that Xi said after the call that since he and Trump met in South Korea in late October, ties between the U.S. and China have "generally remained stable and improved."

A secret trove of leaked documents has exposed a deepening military partnership between Russia and China, revealing Moscow's direct role in arming and training Chinese forces for potential operations against Taiwan.

From warning tourists to halting seafood imports, China has followed a well-worn playbook in punishing Japan for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks linking a Taiwan conflict to her country’s security. But one weapon remains conspicuously holstered: rare earths.