Taiwan’s exports to the United States surpassed China’s for the first time in decades in December, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. China remains one of the United States’ largest trading partners, though the U.S. goods trade deficit with China has narrowed in recent years from its 2018 peak as tariffs and supply chain diversification reshaped flows. Taiwan has climbed rapidly in the rankings, edging Germany to become the U.S.' fourth-largest trade partner last year