USA and China Hostilities

Term Paper # 103852

Asian Studies
Economics > International
Political Science > Fiscal Policy (economy)
Political Science > U.S.

This paper addresses the issues of America's trade imbalance with China and China's industrial spying.

1,396 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses America's trade imbalance with China that is fueled by China's failure to prevent copyright infringement and the sale of counterfeit goods as well as China's artificial currency devaluation. The paper also looks at the issue of Chinese spies stealing industrial secrets from American and European firms. The paper provides suggestions for improvement and argues that America needs to peacefully use their economic position to force China to compete fairly. The paper asserts that America should use legal, diplomatic and media pressure to force China to behave ethically.

From the Paper:

"The United States and China have a long history of hostility and distrust. In recent years this hostility has centered on several economic issues. These include America's trade imbalance with China, a deficit fueled in part by a huge Chinese market in pirated American intellectual property and brand name knock-offs. Further, U.S. and European firms claim that Chinese industrial spies have stolen technology for products ranging from computer chips to cruise missiles."

Sample of Sources Used:

Andrews, Edmund. "Piracy Move on China Seen as Near." New York Times. April 7 2007. Pg. B1.
McElroy, Damien. "China aims spy network at trade secrets in Europe." Telegraph (London). March 7, 2005. <www.telegraph.co.uk/ne>
Levin, Sen. Carl. "Statement of Senator Carl Levin before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on The U.S. China Relationship." February 1, 2007. <http://www.senate.gov/~levin/newsroom/release.cfm?id=268284>
Stearns, Rep. Cliff. "Stearns examines piracy and counterfeiting of American products in China." June 9, 2005. <http://www.house.gov/stearns/PressReleases/ PR2005Releases/pr-050609-ChinaTrade.html>
Sutter, Robert. "Congressional Pressures and U.S.-China Policy." Foreign Service Journal. May 2005. Pp. 25-30. <www.afsa.org/fsj/may05/sutter.pdf>