The article reviews the chronology and analyses the causes and possible consequences of the trade war between the US and China. The authors identify four main reasons that led to the greatest trade conflict between the two economies in history associated with intentions of the US: a) to reduce...
For instance, technological advances could have been made years before the turning points in the cycles, but could not be put to productive use given unfavorable economic conditions; war and revolution aroseas the consequence of vying for scarce resources; with the old world growing and desiring f...
Taking lessons from a historical pattern called "Thucydides's Trap," political scientist Graham Allison shows why a rising China and a dominant United States could be headed towards a violent collision no one wants -- and how we can summon the common sen
BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- History tells that trade wars are a losing game. No one benefits, and everyone ends up a bit bruised. Despite the risk of triggering a trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum that could result in heavy tariffs on up to 60-bi...
sight. These include the issue of Taiwan—even though President Biden did reiterate America's one-China policy; events in Ukraine and the Middle East—especially the on-going war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza; the geopolitics of the South China Sea; cybersecurity concerns; and other issues...
This paper studies the current trade war between China and the US from a historical standpoint. By comparing the ongoing trade war with similar trade conflicts in history, we reveal three major causes, with varying degrees of importance, from both economic and political perspectives. The trade war...
Qian Xuesen, cofounder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and professor at Caltech, is stripped of his security clearance for alleged connections to the Communist Party. Qian, who had questioned Nazi rocket scientists on behalf of the US government after World War II and worked on the Manhattan ...
More than 50 years ago, on the then Cold War basis, Kissinger helped the United States design a policy of "balance of power in diplomacy" and promoted the reconciliation between China and the United States with Nixon. The China-Soviet split also led China to adjust its foreign policy and ...
China Briefing previously monitored and documented major developments during the US-China trade war in the Trump era. Here, we present a fresh timeline that will track key developments affecting bilateral ties between the world’s two largest economies under the Biden administration. US-China relation...
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