BEIJING -- The U.S. is losing importance as a trading partner of China as their tariff war drags on, dropping a notch to third place in the first half of 2019 to trail the European Union and Southeast Asia.
Trade war
US overtaken by Southeast Asia as China's No. 2 trade partner
American exports plunge 30% as Beijing finds other suppliers
A factory worker makes tires in China's Hebei Province. Chinese exports to the U.S. have fallen much further than the reverse amid their trade war. © Reuters
Read Next
Latest on Trade war
