It also said the measure would "urge the President of the United States and the Congress of the United States to support actions that further strengthen economic links between the United States, including California, and China." In 2017 alone, China invested $29.4 billion in the US, about $4.7 billion of which was invested in California. Total trade volume between California and China was $175.6 billion last year, accounting for 27.6 percent of the total US-China trade volume. In addition, California's exports to China amounted to $16.43 billion in 2017, accounting for 12.6 percent of the total US exports to China. California imported $159.1 billion worth of goods and services from China last year, accounting for approximately 36.1 percent of the US total imports from China.