Here is a useful site to follow the money.
Chinese used to be called the Jews of the east. They are laughing all the way to the bank while the US builds bases all over and pisses away money. I read that in the past years US spent 300B on Ukraine. No return on that investment. Romans used to get a return on their military. Gold. Wheat. Slaves. I am not saying US govt is evil but stupid.
In some of these places China is building infrastructure as an investment with a return. US backs insurgents to disrupt this in some places. No return on that investment.
https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/Bring it up.
hit explore at top right
select location in the drop down for region or further by country at the right
select exports or imports
select by partner I listed the biggest partner.
South American exports 27 pct China imports 24 pct China. [BTW US used to be the biggest partner in our back yard]
Asia>SE Asia Exports 18 pct China imports 27 pct China
Asia>SE Asia>Thailand Exports 16 pct China US 15 pct imports 26 pct China
Asia>SE Asia>Myamar Exports 37 pct China imports 42 pct China [US supports insurgents maybe?]
Asia>Southern Asia>Pakistan Exports 19 pct US 11 pct China, Imports 31 pct China. [US supports insurgents to kill Chinese engineers no return]
Trump launched 80+ cruise missiles into a mostly empty Syrian air base in response to a Syrian gas attack that never happened. US gets zero in return.