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The Effect of 9/11 on US–China Relations

Year 2023, Volume: 27 Issue: 2, 172 - 179, 15.06.2023
https://doi.org/10.5152/JSSI.2022.22047

Abstract

The US–China relations are increasingly important for international politics. It is a matter of curiosity what kind of relationship the United States, which is still the hegemonic power, will have with
the rising China. As an unexpected event, the 9/11 attacks changed the foreign policy priorities of
the United States. Likewise, these attacks caused a significant change in the normal course of
China–US relations. This study aimed to respond to the question of how the 9/11 attacks and the
events that followed impacted China–US relations. In this study, it is claimed that the 9/11 attacks
delayed the rise of China as a top priority in the US foreign policy for a long time. It is argued that
the 9/11 attacks prevented the formation of a consistent policy against China. The 9/11 attacks and
the developments afterward delayed the US view of China as a strategic competitor.

References

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Year 2023, Volume: 27 Issue: 2, 172 - 179, 15.06.2023
https://doi.org/10.5152/JSSI.2022.22047

Abstract

References

  • Bacevich, A. (2021). The shattering of illusions. In L. Khalil (Ed.). Did 9/11 change our world? (pp. 89–34). Lowy Institute Debate Feature.
  • Capoccia, G., & Kelemen, R. D. (2007). The study of critical junctures theory, narrative, and counterfactuals in historical ınstitutionalism. World Politics, 59(3), 341–369. [CrossRef]
  • Chen, D. (2008). Complexity and transformational structure of China-U.S. relations. In S. Zhao (Ed.). China-U.S. relations transformed (pp. 45–57). Routledge.
  • Cox, M. (2021). 9/11 undermined trust in the competence of government. In L. Khalil (Ed.). Did 9/11 change our world? (pp. 9–13). Lowy Institute Debate Feature.
  • DeLisle, J. (2011). 9/11 and U.S.-China relations; Foreign Policy Research Institute. https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/150643/2011_09_911Cjoma.pdf.
  • Fishman, B. (2011). Al-Qaeda and the rise of China: Jihadi geopolitics in a post-hegemonic world. Washington Quarterly, 34(3), 47–62. [CrossRef]
  • Hartung, W. D. (2021). Profits of war: Corporate beneficiaries of the post-9/11 Pentagon spending surge. In 20 years of war a costs of war research series (pp. 1–23). Center for International Policy, Watson Institute.
  • Jia, Q. (2008). Learning to live with the hegemon. In S. Zhao (Ed.). China-U.S. relations transformed (pp. 58–74). Routledge.
  • Kang, D. C. (2007). China rising: Peace, power, and order in East Asia. Columbia University Press.
  • Koehler, M. (2013). The effect of 9/11 on China’s strategic environment illusive gains and tangible setbacks. JFQ, 63(1), 90–98.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Counselling, Wellbeing and Community Services
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Zekeriyya Akdağ

Publication Date June 15, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 27 Issue: 2

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APA Akdağ, Z. (2023). The Effect of 9/11 on US–China Relations. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, 27(2), 172-179. https://doi.org/10.5152/JSSI.2022.22047

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