Why Does the U.S. and China Conflict in the Countries and Regions that Surround China?

Alternative Title

为什么美国和中国在中国周边的国家和地区有冲突？

Authors

• WeiDi Xu, The College of WoosterFollow

Abstract

Abstract

International news continues to focus on the relationship between China and the United States. A rising China conflicts with the US, which seeks to keep hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region. The research examines the Sino-U.S. relationship by applying defensive realism, offensive realism, China threat theory, and soft power theory to analyze the South China Sea disputes, Taiwan issue, and the issue of North Korean nuclear weapon. As a result, defensive realism is apt to explain current the Sino-U.S. relationship about power competition, national security, and potential threats of influence.

概要

近年来，有关中美关系的讨论不断抓住国际新闻头条，具体表现在崛起的中国与试图在亚太地区保持霸权地位的美国发生冲突。本研究通过运用防御性 现实主义、进攻性现实主义、中国威胁论、软实力理论来研究中美关系，分析 南海争端、台湾问题和朝鲜核武问题。研究结果表明，防御性现实主义适合于 解释当前中美关系中的权力竞争、国家安全、潜在的影响力威胁。

Advisor

Krain, Matt

Second Advisor

Leiby, Michele

Department

Global and International Studies; Political Science

Recommended Citation

Xu, WeiDi, "Why Does the U.S. and China Conflict in the Countries and Regions that Surround China?" (2021). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 13134.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/13134

Disciplines

Other Arts and Humanities

Keywords

China-US relationship, Asia-Pacific region, defensive realism, offensive realism, China threat theory, and soft power theory, the South China Sea disputes, Taiwan issue, and the issue of North Korean nuclear weapon

Publication Date

2021

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis