Ascending China and the Hegemonic United States : Economically Based Cooperation or Strategic Power Politics?

Jörg Vogelmann looks into one of the central political and economic relationships of the 21st century. The author finds Sino-U.S. ties marked by strong, slightly asymmetric (economic) interdependence, a relatively fast economic power transition under way as well as slow to moderate shifts in military power. He develops a neoliberal and a neorealist grand theory picture of Sino-U.S. and international relations, and empirically verifies these influential perspectives by analyzing post-Cold War Chinese and U.S. foreign policies in the major flashpoints the Taiwan and the North Korea issue. Despite and due to globalization, ties between ascending China (as a potential regional or once even global U.S. challenger) and the hegemonic United States may likely continue to be marked by strategic power politics – and will decisively affect trans- and international relations. Contents China and the United States in the World Economy and the Military Realm Neoliberalism and Neorealism The Taiwan and the North Korea Issue Sino-U.S. and International Relations since the End of the Cold War Target Groups Researchers and Students of International Relations, Political Science and Related Disciplines Experts in Politics, Diplomacy, Business and the Military The Author Dr. Jörg Vogelmann studied Political Science, Business Administration and Geography. He was a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Stuttgart and received his doctorate from the University of Cologne Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction (Jörg Vogelmann)....Pages 1-58 The Structural Frame of Sino-U.S. Relations (Jörg Vogelmann)....Pages 59-203 Grand Theory Perspectives on Sino-U.S. Relations (Jörg Vogelmann)....Pages 205-340 Empirical Verification (Jörg Vogelmann)....Pages 341-534 Implications (Jörg Vogelmann)....Pages 535-561 Conclusion (Jörg Vogelmann)....Pages 563-568 Back Matter ....Pages 569-664