Return to Article U.S.-China Imports and Exports Graph depicting the imports and exports between the U.S. and China over the last 30 years. While both imports and exports have grown over the years, the increase of American imports of Chinese goods has grown much faster than U.S. exports to China. U.S. Trade Partners The U.S.’s top trade partners in 2011. Map of Canton A map of Canton in 1860 after the Canton Factories were destroyed during the Second Opium War in 1856. China's Gross Domestic Product Graph of China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 1952 to 2004. Chinese Exports A map depicting the global distribution of Chinese exports in 2006 as a percentage of the top market. The U.S. is the largest importer of Chinese goods with $203,898,000,000 spent annually. Return to top