Usa And China Relationship Analysis

This paper will therefore discuss the relations between USA and China since 1784, with specific reference to the economic relations of the two countries, but also slightly look at the political relations as well. These are the reasons that form the basis of why different states around the world seek to have international relations with other countries.

2. The Start of Economic Activities in 1784, between USA and China.

As the U.S.A had signed the treaty of Paris with the Great Britain, the agreement ended the Revolutionary War and the American Ships would no longer be involved in trade with the British West Indies. Because of this agreement, the Americans missed tea, which was a trade commodity during the 1800s. Robert Morris, a banker, resolved

American businessmen who settled in the Hawaiian Islands and successfully stimulated American rule. After the defeat of the Spanish navy at Manila in 1898 Philippines, American business lobbied for American rule there as this this provided an opportunity of control over the Philippines. They had it that American manifestation in the Philippines would favour American businessmen contest in China where foreign countries were progressively carving out areas of economic dominance, mounting pressure on the U.S. government eventually resulted in the declaration of the ‘Open Door Policy’ in 1899.

With the reopening of China to trade in the previous quarter of the 20th century, United States companies have again approached China as a market with an enormous potential. This time, China is not adverse to foreign trade due to two main factors, firstly, China has a population with little disposable earnings and a government that is protective towards the growth of its economy. This has also led again to a noteworthy trade imbalance and to how to deal with this issue.

5. China’s ‘Open Door Policy’ and the

Within these spheres the regulatory major power claimed privileges of investment, and it was feared that each would seek to monopolize the trade, primarily by Russia, France, Germany, and Great Britain. This was due to the fact that these countries had supported the Chinese on the war against Japan. China had been at war with Japan since 1937 and continued the fight until the Japanese surrender in 1945. The United States advised and supported China's ground war, while basing only a few of its own units in China for operations against Japanese forces in the region and Japan itself. The primary American goal was to keep the Chinese actively in the Allied war camp. Chiang Kai-Shek’s army received $250 million worth of tanks, trucks, and aircraft from the Soviet Union in 1938, plus some British and French military supplies, and President Roosevelt approved $25 million in military aid to China on 19 December 1940 and later also earmarked over $145 million in lend-lease funds for China to acquire both ground and air equipment.

6. Conclusion.

In conclusion, it is evident that the economic relations between USA and China have a long standing ground even though historical studies at some point show that the two countries had their differences. To be sure, trade between these countries has been one-sided for most of the time considering the fact that China has