The Political Logic of the US–China Trade War

The first comprehensive study of the political logic of the U.S.-China trade war by world-leading scholars examines leadership styles, the liberal international order, theoretical perspectives, domestic factors, and U.S. domestic factors.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

The first comprehensive study by the world's leading scholars on the political logic of the U.S.-China trade war, which began during the Trump administration, is presented in this book. The book is divided into three parts. The first part examines the changed leadership styles of the two countries in recent years, as well as the liberal international order that emerged after World War II, in which the trade war originated. It then explores the theoretical perspectives from both the United States and China that are related to the trade war. The second part focuses on the domestic factors that impacted the trade war from China's perspective. These factors include China's institutional adaptation to the new international environment, the radicalization of the Chinese political discourse, and Big Power Diplomacy. The third part explores the U.S. domestic factors that impacted the trade war, such as the Trump administration's different China policy in general, the role played by the U.S. Congress, the business lobby, and the transition of foreign policy from a Wilsonian World Order to Jacksonian Nationalism.

Weight: 463g
Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793625007