China’s Comprehensive Role in Global Resources – Q1 2026
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.
The deal deepens EU-India integration by cutting trade barriers that have long constrained market access.
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.
Global primary crop production in 2024 edged down after peaking in 2023, while agrifood exports rose to a new high.
A decade of data shows a structural break in 2024, after which trade policy volatility no longer returns to its historical baseline.
The top ten exporters and importers of automotive products reveal a highly concentrated global trade system.
Europe accounts for half of global chemical exports and more than a third of imports, but over the past two decades, structural change has lifted China and the U.S.
Export growth is now concentrated in fast-industrialising Asia, infrastructure-heavy Middle Eastern economies and new manufacturing hubs in Eastern Europe.
Since 1948, global merchandise trade has shifted decisively away from the Atlantic economies toward Asia.
Europe’s scale and diversified demand make it a stabilising force in China’s export landscape, with steady export growth over the past decade.