Though well behind Mexico, China ranks second for international trade at the three largest United States-Mexico border crossings in Texas: Laredo, El Paso and Pharr.
Its status on the border is buoyed by imports of auto parts, cellphones, electrical circuit boards and other goods, say public officials and industry experts.
Teclo Garcia, Laredo’s economic development director, said cellphones were the top imports from China through Port Laredo during 2020.
“We had $1.16 billion in total trade with...
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