Arya News - China`s leading trading partners among individual countries in 2026 were the United States, South Korea, Vietnam, Japan and Russia, according to data on China`s trade with 35 countries, regions and associations released on Tuesday by the General Administration of Customs.
Trade with the US grew by 11% to $522.7 billion between January and October, with South Korea by 63.7% to $440.9 billion, with Vietnam by 39.7% to $336.053 billion, with Japan by 18% to $310.5 billion, and with Russia by 32.1% to $242.5 billion. Trade between mainland China and Hong Kong grew by 55.3% to $457.23 billion in the reporting period. With Taiwan, it increased by 32% to $340.03 billion. Regarding China"s trade with state associations, the largest volume was $3.331 trillion with Belt and Road Initiative member countries, marking a 23.7% increase. Trade with countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) increased by 33.7% to $2.113 trillion, and with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) by 29.6% to $1.119 trillion. China"s trade with the European Union rose by 13.1% to $769.366 billion, with Latin America countries by 19.3% to $539.053 billion, with African countries by 22.7% to $346.872 billion. Germany remained China"s leading trading partner in the EU, with trade between the two countries growing by 11.2% to $193.2 billion.