China Q1 2026 – Comprehensive Role in Global Resources
ANDAMAN PARTNERS reviews the complex, comprehensive and consequential role China plays in global resources.
ANDAMAN PARTNERS reviews the complex, comprehensive and consequential role China plays in global resources.
Sustained investment intensity and long-term growth are concentrating global capital formation in a small group of economies, led by China and the U.S.
China retains unmatched scale at the centre of global high-tech production, while rapid gains in Vietnam, Mexico and other Asian hubs.
China’s exports reoriented away from the U.S. toward Asia and emerging markets, while U.S. imports re-anchored toward Mexico, Europe and Asia.
China’s surplus accumulation since 2018 has re-anchored toward Asia and Europe, while the North American balance has weakened.
A decade of data shows a structural break in 2024, after which trade policy volatility no longer returns to its historical baseline.
China’s dominance in battery-grade processing and cell manufacturing leaves global EV production dependent on two stages of the supply chain.
China reached 5% growth in 2025 on the back of exports and industrial strength, while consumption remained secondary.
ANDAMAN PARTNERS outlines, unpacks and unravels some of the broad shifts and finer intricacies of China’s economic development and transition in 2026.
The top ten exporters and importers of automotive products reveal a highly concentrated global trade system.