American Economic Diplomacy Towards China Under Obama Administration

In the climate of increasing global competition,attention for economic diplomacy has substantially grown.From a skin-deep point of view,economic diplomacy serves narrow commercial interests only,but in fact,as an important component of foreign policy,its grand strategic considerations can both enhance a country's economic development and strengthen its economic leadership.The United States has a long history in the application of economic diplomacy.The thesis aims to examine the different modes of economic diplomacy of the United States towards China under the Obama administration:economic cooperation and economic sanctions.With the use of case study method,several typical cases,such as the US safeguard case on Chinese tire are discussed in detail for the analysis of the decision-making process,the actual implementation and the effects of Obama administration's economic diplomacy towards China.The research demonstrates that contrary to Obama administration's claims that tough trade policies on Chinese imports benefit US economy,negative engagement of economic diplomacy has hurt the US and China's economic interests and US-China economic relations,while policies that enhance economic cooperation has resulted in a win-win situation for both countries.