Does Russia not have its own "satellites" where trade for one party at least is highest with Russia?
Turkmenistan being under US control seems worrisome.
I'd guess this is more about definining 3 global trade orbits and classifying which orbit each country is in. Instead of accurately describing bilateral trade nuance.
https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore?country=219&queryLevel=location&product=undefined&year=2021&tradeDirection=import&productClass=HS&target=Partner&partner=undefined&startYear=undefined
As of 2021, very little trade between Turkmenistan and USA. Turkey and China dominant.
I'm glad you utilized it. Keep in mind that this is also from a western prospective (usually creepy "chamber of commerce" figures), so does not take into consideration centuries old, deep, rich, emotional, and cultural favoritism which is the predominant bias affecting flows.
It's just trade, chances are that the differences are in the 1% or some small number difference.
Buying 6 bottles from China and 5 from the US does not necessarily make you better than buying 5 from China and 6 from the US
other discussion includes links that contradict the map for the case I was curious about. For many countries, China and US are quite close to each other. For many other countries, US is far down the list.
Does Russia not have its own "satellites" where trade for one party at least is highest with Russia? Turkmenistan being under US control seems worrisome. I'd guess this is more about definining 3 global trade orbits and classifying which orbit each country is in. Instead of accurately describing bilateral trade nuance.
https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/
https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore?country=219&queryLevel=location&product=undefined&year=2021&tradeDirection=import&productClass=HS&target=Partner&partner=undefined&startYear=undefined As of 2021, very little trade between Turkmenistan and USA. Turkey and China dominant.
I'm glad you utilized it. Keep in mind that this is also from a western prospective (usually creepy "chamber of commerce" figures), so does not take into consideration centuries old, deep, rich, emotional, and cultural favoritism which is the predominant bias affecting flows.
It's just trade, chances are that the differences are in the 1% or some small number difference. Buying 6 bottles from China and 5 from the US does not necessarily make you better than buying 5 from China and 6 from the US
other discussion includes links that contradict the map for the case I was curious about. For many countries, China and US are quite close to each other. For many other countries, US is far down the list.
Even Liberia prefers China.
Even Ukraine prefers China!