Sino-US Trade Relations under the Trump Administration
Author
Li, Jingwen
Term
4. term
Publication year
2018
Pages
46
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan handelsrelationerne mellem Kina og USA så ud under Trump-administrationen, og hvilke faktorer der formede dem. Baggrunden er, at en række handelsbegivenheder har vakt stor opmærksomhed, og formålet er at forstå, hvorfor de fandt sted. Tilgangen bygger på teorier i international politik: realisme (stater agerer i et internationalt system uden overordnet myndighed og søger at beskytte deres position) og neoklassisk realisme (som inddrager nationale interesser og lederes opfattelser). Specialet giver først et overblik over de vigtigste handelsbegivenheder i perioden. Derefter analyseres begge parters hovedbekymringer og kerneinteresser i den bilaterale handel for at udlede de centrale drivkræfter. I diskussionen vurderes, hvilke faktorer der mest grundlæggende formede relationen. Konklusionen er, at Kina og USA primært reagerede på pres fra det internationale system, mens nationale interesser og beslutningstageres ideer også påvirkede handelspolitikken.
This thesis examines the state of China-US trade relations during the Trump administration and the factors that shaped them. The motivation is a series of high-profile trade events and the desire to understand why they occurred. The study is framed by international relations theory: realism (states operate in an international system without a central authority and seek to protect their position) and neoclassical realism (which adds national interests and leaders' perceptions). The thesis first outlines key trade events from the period. It then analyzes each side’s main concerns and core interests in bilateral trade to identify the main drivers of the relationship, and assesses which factor was most decisive. It concludes that China and the United States mainly reacted to pressures from the international system, while national interests and policymakers' ideas also influenced trade policy.
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Keywords
China ; US ; Trade relations ; Trump
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