China's imports from South Korea surged 75.1 percent from a year earlier to $236.2 billion in the January-September period, giving Korea the largest share of the Chinese import market at 9.8 percent. Korea overtook Taiwan in April and held the lead through September. Semiconductor shipments to China jumped 221.5 percent to $105.4 billion. Korea also climbed three places to become the sixth-largest source of U.S. imports, up from ninth a year earlier. U.S. imports of Korean goods rose 35.2 percent to $129.2 billion over the same nine-month period.
Tags: South Korea exports, China imports, Korea-China trade, Korea International Trade Association, KITA, K-stat, semiconductor exports, China import market, Korea-U.S. trade, U.S. imports, Taiwan, trade surplus, AI chip demand
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