Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza: The total number of Palestinians killed due to famine and malnutrition has risen to 313, including 119 children
Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip: 10 people, including two children, have died of starvation in the past 24 hours
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: US envoy Tom Barrack cancels his visit to Tyre and al-Khiam amid popular protests
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Lebanon: Israeli occupation forces carried out an explosion in the southern border town of Kfar Kila
Russian Ministry of Defense: 37 Ukrainian drones destroyed in 4 hours over regions of Russia and the Black Sea.
Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.
Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.

China top trading partner to more than 120 Countries

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 18 Jan 2023 16:35
2 Min Read

China is a top trading partner to many nations, including Russia and Ukraine.

  • x
  • A truck transports a container at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province. Bilateral trade between Russia and China increased by around 4.5% in the first eight months of 2019. (AFP)
    A truck transports a container at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province (AFP)

A report by the Wilson Center states that China is the most important trading partner in the world, followed by Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan. 

It adds that it is also the largest trader in Russia and Ukraine. In Africa, China is the most important partner for countries such as South Africa and Kenya. In addition, it is also the European Union's largest trading partner outside of the EU.

While recent trade data do not capture all of the fallout from COVID-19 or the Ukraine war, and the final details of the Biden administration's semi-conductor-related export controls have yet to be released, the report suggests that it is clear that America's days of trade dominance are over.

Related News

House Democrats urge Rubio to admit injured Gaza kids after visa halt

Popular protests compel US delegation to cancel tour in Tyre, al-Khiam

The report mentions that the Democratic and Republican Senators Menendez and Portman urged the administration to start trade talks with Ecuador and Uruguay, using the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement as the framework for future trade agreements, in a letter sent late last year to Secretary of State Blinken and Trade Representative Katherine Tai.

Read next: EU looks to boost trade with China

Allies are more determined to build stronger trade relations with the United States these days, the report suggests, adding that Asian leaders, for instance, have urged the Biden administration to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPA-TPP), which 11 nations crafted in response to the US's rejection of the TPP, despite the fact that the Biden administration has said it will not support the agreement unless significant changes are made.

In other words, several nations are looking for more trade opportunities. China is advancing in forging new alliances and agreements, while US policymakers seem hesitant to seize these chances.

Read next: China is Taiwan's biggest economic partner

  • United States
  • China
  • Trade
  • European Union

Most Read

Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (AP)

Palestinian fighters target Israeli soldiers, vehicles in Gaza

  • Politics
  • 21 Aug 2025
Launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories. (YAF military media)

Yemeni Forces announce firing hypersonic missile at Al-Lydd Airport

  • Politics
  • 22 Aug 2025
The ‘Arab Façade’ for Israeli occupation in Gaza

The ‘Arab Façade’ for Israeli occupation in Gaza

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A scene showing an al-Qassam Brigades fighter during an ambush on July 7, 2025, in a video released by the al-Qassam Brigades on August 26, 2025 (al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)
Politics

Al-Qassam reveals Beit Hanoun ambush targeting Israeli forces

A Palestinian youth stands on a hill overlooking IsraelI Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP)
Politics

77 Palestinian prisoners killed in Israeli prisons since October 7

US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaks during a joint press conference with US deputy special envoy for Middle East peace Morgan Ortagus at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, Tuesday, August 26, 2025 (AP)
Politics

US envoy Barrack calls Lebanese journalists 'animalistic"'

Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks (Photo by Mahdi Rtail)
Politics

Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS