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This means that either US has increased its consumption or they are getting more expensive goods from other countries. The trade deficit with China has dropped to USD279 billion in 2023,  the lowest in the last 10 years.

Much of the goods imported by China are agricultural products as China has 1.4 billion mouths to feed

Definitively buying similar item from other economies will be higher in most cases.
Afterall Cn has the most completed line and capacity.
Mex due to close proximity may able narrow somewhat.
cannot expect Canadian to match that.

theregister.com › 2024 › 06 › 04 › intel_ceo_warns_harsh_sanctions
Intel CEO says China sanctions squanders US opportunities
Jun 4, 2024The October sanctions led Nvidia to nerf its chips yet again for China. Similarly, Intel has a version of its Gaudi 3 AI processors specifically intended for use in China, and it presumably performs worse than the non-China models. Intel challenges AMD's Epycs with a 144 e-core Xeon. Intel details how Lunar Lake PC chips deliver 120 TOPS.
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China Increases Localization of Chipmaking Tools, But Still Lags Behind
Sep 23, 2023Recent reports from Korean media 'Ddaily' highlight that China's push for self-reliance in the semiconductor equipment sector has seen its localization rate surge to over 40%, a significant uplift from 21% in prior years. a significant uplift from 21% in prior years. 

decline in export in electronics is cover by export of commodities made during DT era.
But as more sanctions roll out, these will also cut. Plenty of alternative Arg, Aus, Rus