the united states and china will speak, said deputy head of the international monetary fund gita gapinathorld congress of the international economic association in colombia. today, the economist believes, just like 70 years ago, an ideological and economic confrontation is unfolding, but it is taking place in new conditions, a deeply integrated , connected global economy. against the backdrop of a pandemic, the escalation of the conflict in ukraine and growth. tensions between china and the us are changing and global economic relationship. the interests of national security and the protection of domestic markets come to the fore. many countries are producing more and more products on their own and are concentrating on developing relations with countries with which they already have stable ties. thus, after several years of tension in relations, china ceased to be the united states' largest trading partner. she took on this role . mexico's share of us imports fell to 13% in the first half of this year from 22% in the same period in 2018. there is geo-economic fragmentation with shifts in e