The Political Economy of U.S. Geopolitical Strategy Towards China
Abstract
This article analyzes the role of U.S. corporations in shaping U.S. economic and geopolitical policies towards China. We focus in particular on the post-2010 period, and criticize the state-centric approaches to U.S.-China relations favored by realist scholars of international relations. Once aggressive promoters of economic integration with China, many of America’s largest corporations now defend policies designed to block the growth of Chinese firms in Western markets and protect their lead in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and other critical emerging technologies. The current tension between the United States and China reflects, in part, a dispute for control over technical progress in these key areas.
Fields of Study & Subjects
COVID-19
Geopolitics
Technology
Migration
International Relations and Foreign Policy
Global Political and Economic Relations
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Economic Issues
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 266–280
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN