Sino-U.S. Economic Relations: Problems and Perspectives

Abstract

U.S.-China economic relations are currently strained as a direct result of the Chinese crackdown of demonstrators in Tiananmen square on June 4, 1989. However, the brutal suppression of the demonstrators is only one aspect of the overall Sino-U.S. economic relationship. This thesis examines the economic relationship beginning in 1978, when China embarked on its modernization effort. Though China has made many improvements in these efforts their modernization effort does not necessarily coincide with United States' desires. Instead, China is concerned with maintaining its socialist character for the foreseeable future. This thesis examines divergent Sino-U.S. economic relations, and offers some various recommendations for American policy-makers depending on the course that China's leadership decides to take.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246949

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People

  • Kurt W. King

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  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
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  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Policy
  • Economic Systems
  • International Trade
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Market Economy
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution