Strategic rivalry between United States and China: causes, tragectories, and implications for Europe

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Abstract: Rivalry between the United States and China has become a paradigm of international relations over the past two years. It shapes both strategic debates and real political, military and economic dynamics. The dimensions of Sino-American competition over power and status in­clude growing threat perceptions and an increasingly important political/ ideological component. The US-China trade conflict is politically instrumental and closely bound up with the development of the world order. The crux of the technological dimension is not who sets the standards, but geopolitical power projection through "technopolitical spheres of influence". The development and use of technologies thus become part of a systemic competition. Through their respective leadership styles, Presidents Trump and Xi foment bilateral conflicts and - each in their own way - damage international rules and institutions. The Sino-American rivalry also undermines multilateral institutions such as the World Trade Organisati

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 53 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP Research Paper ; Bd. 4/2020

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik ; Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2020
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (who): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
• (when): 2020
• Contributor: Lippert, Barbara ; Perthes, Volker ; Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

Further information

• DOI: 10.18449/2020RP04
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-68408-2
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:20 AM CEST