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Maps of American and Chinese international trade
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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