{"id":3893,"date":"2026-05-21T17:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricsmagazine.com\/en\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:54:07","slug":"how-global-trade-shifted-from-the-us-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricsmagazine.com\/en\/main-issue\/agenda\/brics-plus-news\/how-global-trade-shifted-from-the-us-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"How Global Trade Shifted from the US to China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>A clear illustration of a quarter-century transformation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25 years ago, the United States was the center of global trade. Today, everything has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/mapped-chinas-global-trade-takeover\/?utm_source=Visual+Capitalist+Infographics+%28All%29&amp;utm_campaign=25d891864c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_11_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-c03bd4382f-453129117&amp;mc_cid=25d891864c\">changed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2000, only 33 countries traded more with China than with the US \u2014 mostly China&#8217;s neighbors and states with strained relations with Washington (Cuba, Iran, North Korea). By 2025, China had become the top trading partner for most countries on the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who switched to China: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Russia \u2014 major commodity exporters;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u2014 Algeria, Angola, Nigeria \u2014 oil-rich Africa;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u2014 All of South America except Colombia and Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason: Chinese demand for oil, copper, iron ore, and soybeans \u2014 plus cheap Chinese imports replacing American ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A clear illustration of a quarter-century transformation 25 years ago, the United States was the center of global trade. Today, everything has changed. In 2000, only 33 countries traded more with China than with the US \u2014 mostly China&#8217;s neighbors and states with strained relations with Washington (Cuba, Iran, North Korea). 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