A real driver of US China trade conflict
Prepared By
Faisal Hafiz
ID:2022-1-10-213
Background of US-CHINA Trade Conflict
The trade war between the two
superpowers, USA and China
emanated when the US imposed
three rounds of tariffs on
Chinese product this year totally
$ 250 billion worth of goods.
Background of US-CHINA Trade Conflict
• Economic Competition
• Geopolitical Ambitions
• Technological Rivalry
• Ideological Differences
• Trade Practices and Policies
US fear of China's growing power
The underlying cause of
the trade war is not
economic but political,
specifically US fear of
China's growing power
and its challenge to US
hegemony.
Hegemonic Stability Theory (HST)
How a dominant power
creates and maintains a
stable global economic
system. HST indicates
that the international
system is more likely to
remain stable when a
single state is the
dominant world power,
or hegemon
Power Transition Theory (PTT)
Suggests that when a rising
power challenges the
dominant power, conflict is
likely. The theory posits
that major wars are more
likely to occur during
periods of power transition,
particularly when a rising
power threatens to surpass
or challenge the dominant
power in the international
system.
China’s Initiatives
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),
Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB), and Made in China
2025, seen by the US as attempts
to reshape global order and
challenge US dominance.
US Responses
Efforts to counter China's
initiatives, like promoting
alternative infrastructure
development and opposing
the AIIB.
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