Bloomberg Businessweek - USA (2019-06-24)

to

in 2018,

a 252-fold

increase

In 2018,theU.S.wasChina’s

largesttradingpartnerandexport

market,andthesixth-largest

sourceof imports

in 2018,

a 3.6-foldincrease

China’sservices

tradedeficit

withtheU.S.

reached

in 2018

rosefrom

$27.4bln

in 2006

fromnear

zero

toapproximately

AccordingtotheChineseMinistry of Commerce:

Thepaid-in

investmentbythe

U.S.in Chinawas

bytheendof 2018

Bytheendof 2018,

accumulative

Chinesebusiness

directinvestmentin

theU.S.ex ceeded

with profi ts exceeding

from less than
$2.5 billion

in 1979