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Maps of American and Chinese international trade

A Talking Points resource: These World Trade Organization maps are based on 2009 statistics. The thickness of the lines indicates the relative size of the trade flow.
April 1, 2011
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These maps and trends were raised in the March 31, 2011 issue of Talking Points, the USC US-China Institute's newsletter. Click here to subscribe to the newsletter. These maps are slightly edited and were originally generated at the WTO website.

Exports: 2009 US exports, US$1.06 trillion
Recipients: European Union, Canada, Mexico, China, Japan

Exports: 2009 Chinese exports, US$1.2 trillion
Recipients: European Union, US, Hong Kong (mostly reexported), Japan, South Korea

Imports: 2009 US imports, US$1.6 trillion
Suppliers: China, European Union, Canada, Mexico, Japan

Imports: 2009 Chinese imports, US$1 trillion
Suppliers: Japan, European Union, South Korea, Taiwan

Additional resources:

Other Talking Points trade information

US-China-Taiwan trade and investment (Talking Points, Feb. 24, 2010)
Graphs showing top trading nations (Talking Points, August 12, 2009)
US-China trade disputes (Talking Points, June 24, 2009)

Feb. 2011: The State of the Chinese Economy conference

Documentary segment: Tension over Trade (from Election '08 and the Challenge of China), YouTube version

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