China- The World's Leading Exporter

>the United States, computer parts, peripherals, and
China is one of the oldest continuous civilizations andaccessories have the highest value. Other exports
is considered as one of the largest and the mostinclude computers, toys and sporting goods,
advanced civilizations in the world. Probably becausehousehold goods, video equipment, and household
China is a country where its citizens are united, itsfurniture among others.
economy has boost into becoming the world's thirdOn the other hand, the United States imports a
largest in the world. Shortly trailing after Japan, thenumber of products to China as well. The main
Gross Domestic Product of China is measured atexports of the United States to China basically
$4.91 trillion. As such, China is considered as thecomposed of industrial products, and some
world's fastest growing economy for the past thirtycommodities. The largest imported product s to China
years. Aside from this, China is also the largestis semi conductors. Other imported products include
trading nation in the world. While it is also the world'ssoybeans, computer accessories, copper, aluminum,
largest exporter, it just ranks second largest importerindustrial machines, plastic products, raw cotton,
of goods.civilian aircraft, and steelmaking material. Moreover,
One of the leading export products of China areChina also imports from the United States precious
minerals. These minerals include tin, magnesium,metals, railway transportation equipment, tobacco,
antimony, molybdenum, mercury, barite, manganese,corn, oil seeds and food oils.
and salt. The worldwide demand for China's mineralsChina has not only invaded the US market, but the
is so great that it becomes one of the world's toprest of the world as well. It is already very common
producers of antimony. Moreover, it ranks second toto see a China counterpart of almost any product in
the United States in the production and export ofthe market today. In fact, most people even prefer
salt. In addition, the world's largest exporter ofChina products because these products are
aluminum is also China. Indeed, China has establishedsignificantly cheaper and are also of good quality.
itself firmly in the global trade.Contrary to the misconception that China products
The biggest beneficiary of China's exports is theare cheaper because these are of less quality; these
United States. In fact in 2006 alone, China was ableproducts would certainly be of lower costs because
to export $287.8 billion worth of products andlabor costs in China is way cheaper than in any other
merchandise to the United States. As such, thepart of the world. Undeniably, China exports have
United States is considered as the number one traderconquered all parts of the world.
for China's exports. From among China's exports to