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United States and China on a collision course: the importance of domestic politics for the bilateral relationship
USA und China auf Kollisionskurs: die Bedeutung der Innenpolitik für das bilaterale Verhältnis
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Abstract No other bilateral relationship has comparable significance for the future of the international order as that between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Domestic political and social structural factors have a significant influence on the conflict behaviour of the two states. These... view more
No other bilateral relationship has comparable significance for the future of the international order as that between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Domestic political and social structural factors have a significant influence on the conflict behaviour of the two states. These factors are contributing towards the deterioration of the bilateral relationship and making it crisis-prone. Vulnerabilities arise from the interdependencies between the two societies and economies. An awareness of this fact can provide an incentive for cooperation. Efforts made to avoid the risk of escalation can also promote cooperation. Both states are dependent on a functioning international order. However, this insight is all too easily overshadowed by the conflictual aspects of the bilateral relationship. This is the task - and at the same time an opportunity - for German and European policy, which should strengthen European participation in world governance to gain more weight and exert a moderating influence on China and America. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
China; United States of America; bilateral relations; international relations; conflict potential; international conflict; foreign policy; world order
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Internationale Spannungen; Rivalität von Staaten; Bestimmungsfaktoren der Außenpolitik; Innenpolitische Faktoren; Auslandsbild; Perzeption; Internationale Ordnung; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Interdependenz/Verflechtung; Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Europa; Außenpolitische Einflussnahme; Außenpolitische Entscheidungsfindung; Außenpolitische Strategie; Instrumente und Verfahren der Außenpolitik
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
45 p.
Series
SWP Research Paper, 5/2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2023RP05
ISSN
1863-1053
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications