The historical course of CN-US trade relations
1.Prior to 1979: isolation and initial contact
1949-1972: After the founding of the People's Republic of China, China and the United States had little trade due to the Cold War and ideological opposition.
1972-1979: After Nixon's visit to China, relations between the two countries eased and trade began to recover, but on a limited scale.
2.1979-2001: Normalization of relations and trade growth
1979: China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations and signed the CN-US Trade Relations Agreement, granting each other most-favored-nation treatment, and gradually increasing trade.
1980s: China's reform and opening up drive trade growth, and the United States becomes an important export market for China, mainly exporting labor-intensive products such as textiles.
1990s: China's economy developed rapidly, CN-US trade expanded rapidly, and US investment in China increased, but the trade deficit problem began to emerge.
3.2001-2017: China's accession to WTO and trade deepening
2001: China joined the WTO, CN-US trade entered a period of rapid growth, China's exports to the US increased significantly, and the trade surplus continued to expand.
2000s: China's share of U.S. imports rose each year, from about 9% in 2001 to about 19% in 2010.
2010s: China becomes the largest source of imports to the United States, accounting for about 21% of U.S. imports in 2017.
4.2017-2014: Trade friction and strategic competition
2017: The Trump administration launches a trade war with China, imposing tariffs and straining CN-US trade relations.
2018-2019: China's share of U.S. imports declined, but remained around 18 percent.
2020: The two countries sign a Phase one trade deal in which China commits to increase purchases of U.S. goods and services, but trade frictions are not fully resolved.
2021-2024: The Biden administration continues its tough policy toward China, intensifying competition between China and the United States in science and technology, supply chain and other fields, and complicating trade relations. China's share of U.S. imports will be about 18.6 percent in 2021.
5.2025
Ten days after Trump took office again, he announced tariffs on Chinese products. In less than three months, tariffs have been raised three times. The most direct impact is the large reduction of goods on the market, shipping companies are forced to reduce prices and still face no goods to go, have to reduce/change routes, control voyage, multiple shipping companies and ship loading, ship late serious adverse phenomena.
As the United States is a big importer, and China is one of the most important exporters of the United States at present, Trump's tax increase policy has a great counter-effect from the level of import and export. For the American people, the overall level of consumption is up. For sellers, because of the increase in costs, it will lead to increased product prices, which will inevitably affect sales.
For many American companies, they should be actively looking for other ways out. Consider importing from other countries, for example.
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Chinese steel exports to the United States
1.Total export volume
Early 2000s: China's steel exports to the United States grew steadily, peaking in 2006 at about 5.4 million tons.
2010s: Affected by trade frictions and tariffs, exports fluctuated, falling to about 1.18 million tons in 2018.
2020: Due to the impact of the epidemic, exports are further reduced.
2.Main use
China's steel products exported to the United States are mainly used in the following industries:
Construction: Used in residential, commercial buildings and infrastructure.
Manufacturing: Used in automobile, machinery and equipment manufacturing.
Energy industry: Used in oil and gas pipelines, wind power equipment, etc.
Home appliance industry: Used in refrigerators, washing machines and other home appliance manufacturing.
Transportation: Used in railway, ship and container manufacturing.
3.Trade policy impact
Anti-dumping and countervailing investigations: The United States has repeatedly launched investigations into Chinese steel products, resulting in export restrictions.
Tariffs: In 2018, the Trump administration imposed a 25% tariff on imported steel, further curbing Chinese exports to the United States.
In 2023, the Trump administration imposed a 45% tariff on imported steel and its affiliated products, which had a huge impact.
Before Trump came to power, in order to get more people's votes, he made it clear that he wanted to protect the local manufacturing industry in the United States. A large increase in the tariff rate on steel products this year should promote the recovery of local manufacturing in the United States to a certain extent.
But in the short term, if American companies cannot find products at the right price at home, they will undoubtedly pay more costs to continue to purchase from China.
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