your remark is again ridiculous. china imports more from germany than china exports to germany. "Table 8: China's Top Export Destinations 2009 ($ billion) Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics Rank Country/region Volume % change over 2008 1 United States 220.8 -12.5 2 Hong Kong 166.2 -12.8 3 Japan 97.9 -15.7 4 South Korea 53.7 -27.4 5 Germany 49.9 -15.7 6 The Netherlands 36.7 -20.1 7 United Kingdom 31.3 -13.3 8 Singapore 30.1 -6.9 9 India 29.7 -6.1 10 Australia 20.6 -7.2 Table 9: China's Top Import Suppliers 2009 ($ billion) Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics Rank Country/region Volume % change over 2008 1 Japan 130.9 -13.1 2 South Korea 102.6 -8.5 3 Taiwan 85.7 -17.0 4 United States 77.4 -4.8 5 Germany 55.8 0.0 6 Australia 39.4 5.4 7 Malaysia 32.3 0.7 8 Brazil 28.3 -5.3 9 Thailand 24.9 -3.0 10 Saudi Arabia 23.6 -23.9 Copyright 1996-2010 by the US-China Business Council. All rights reserved." http://www.uschina.org/statistics/tradetable.html http://snipurl.com/1qju44