US vs China vs Russia Flashcards
def. domination of the system
hegemony
According to Mearshimer, what does the international state system encourage?
Encourages states to look for opportunities to maximize their power vis-à-vis other states
China’s _____ and ______ put it on a collision course with the US
military and economic expansion
According to the US-China Rivalry-Realist view, what makes confrontation between the states likely?
Mistrust and historic rivalry
The US-China Rivalry-Liberalist view states that US and Chinese economies are _______, referencing history of US and Chinese cooperation
interdependent
In the Opium Wars of 1839-1842 and 1856-60, what policy did the UK implement to force China to open its market?
Gunboat diplomacy (threatening bombings/military force)
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
- Chinese “boxer” rebels, attempted to expel foreigners from Beijing
- Empress Dowager supported rebels and declared war in June 1900 (55 day siege of Beijing’s Western Legation Quarter)
- European forces, with some other asian countries, defeated rebels, executed Boxers publically, and imposed indemnity payments
What key Chinese-US event happened in 1949?
China went communist, US-backed Nationalist loss
1950-53 key US-China event:
Stalemate in Korean War
1955-58 key US-China event:
Taiwan(nationalist) and China fight mini aerial and naval war over Taiwan Straits
1964 key US-China event:
China becomes nuclear power
1972 key US-China event:
Pres. Nixon visits China, re-establishes diplomatic relation, drives wedge into “Communist bloc”
2001 key US-China event:
US lifts opposition to Chinese WTO membership; Chinese economy soon overtakes Japan as world’s second-largest
Does Subramanian believe that China will or will not overtake the US?
Believes it will
What does Subramanian refer to China as?
the “Inevitable Superpower”
