U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit China in the coming weeks. It is widely seen as a trip focused more on crisis management than on securing any major or breakthrough agreements. In fact, since the start of his second term, U.S.–China decoupling has continued to deepen. This article examines the trend from three aspects.
US–China Goods Trade Posts Double-Digit Decline
Trade data show that during the four years of the Biden administration (2021–2024), bilateral goods trade fluctuated under the impact of the pandemic but remained at relatively high levels. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, total trade stood at $655,685.7 million in 2021, $690,256.1 million in 2022, $574,882.1 million in 2023, and $581,968.7 million in 2024.
Wang He has master’s degrees in law and history, and has studied the international communist movement. He was a university lecturer and an executive of a large private firm in China. Wang now lives in North America and has published commentaries on China’s current affairs and politics since 2017.
