The State of Maine and Jilin Province established sister province/state relations in 1993.

In 2019, Maine’s total trade in goods with China was US$427 million, down 22.9% year-on-year, exports to China were US$134 million, down 34.3% year-on-year, and imports from China were US$293 million, down 16.3% year-on-year. China ranked No. The second largest export market and the second largest source of imports.