This makes sense for individuals, but how does this work for countries? Let's say the US were to export more stuff to China. Now American companies have more m

This makes sense for individuals, but how does this work for countries? Let's say the US were to export more stuff to China. Now American companies have more money to buy assets. If they use this money to buy assets in the US it would just cause inflation. The land prices go up, but the total amount of land owned stays the same. If they use the money to buy land in China, I am not sure that it would have much impact on the US economy.