It’s pretty much the result of our trade deficit. Not only does China export more than is, they export much lower value products on a volume/weight basis. Heck, a big USA export to China are airplanes that can simply be flown there.
China exports plenty to Africa, no need for such circuitous shipping patterns.
China has a huge population, so material consumption (raw materials or finished products) for internal use in china, can bayesian catapult reasoning on value per volume/weight basis.
China exports plenty to Africa, no need for such circuitous shipping patterns.