China's growth as a regional hegemon in Asia

Total goods shipped to the world — the engine of regional economic dependence.

What China buys from the world — the demand that binds Asian exporters to Beijing.

Net exports — a persistent surplus reflects manufacturing dominance over the region.

China's rising share of global merchandise trade — the broadest measure of trade centrality.

Japan's export volume — China is Japan's largest trading partner, making this a dependence signal.

Korea's export economy is heavily tied to Chinese demand for semiconductors and components.

Australia's commodity exports are dominated by Chinese demand for iron ore and LNG.

India's export growth — the main regional counterweight to China's economic gravity.

Yuan strength signals Beijing's confidence and willingness to project financial influence regionally.

Yen weakness against the dollar compounds Japan's relative decline versus China.

Won moves track Korean export competitiveness and capital flow sensitivity to China.

Rupee stability signals India's ability to maintain an independent monetary path from China.

Market pricing of Chinese corporate power — the benchmark for regional equity comparison.

Japan's equity market — tracks whether Japan is keeping pace or falling behind China.

Korea's equity market — highly correlated with Chinese demand and semiconductor cycles.

India's equity market — the main alternative growth story to China in the region.