China had been Germany’s biggest trading partner for years, but the gap between China and the U.S. has been narrowing as German companies “de-risk” from China.

The United States overtook China as Germany's most important trading partner in the first quarter of this year, according to Reuters' calculations based on official data from the German statistics office.

Germany‘s trading landscape experienced a significant shift in the first quarter of this year, with the United States surpassing China as its most important trading partner. Official data from the German statistics office revealed that the total trade between Germany and the U.