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The turbulent year of 2011 has brought the appearance of mass
popular unrest and the collapse of long lived autocratic regimes in
Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and possibly Syria. The sudden and
unanticipated fall of these regimes - often thought of as exemplars
of authoritarian resilience - has brought much of the conventional
wisdom on the durability and vulnerability of nondemocratic regimes
into question. This book seeks to advance the existing literature
by treating the autocratic state not as a unitary actor
characterized by strength or weakness but rather as a structure or
terrain that can alternatively inhibit or facilitate the appearance
of national level forms of protests. In the mode of the Arab
Spring, the color revolutions of the former Soviet Union, and the
people power movement of the Philippines, such movements overcome
the daunting impediments presented by autocrats, appeal to
likeminded counterparts across society, and overwhelm the ability
of regimes to maintain order. Conversely, in other settings, such
as contemporary China, decentralized state structures provide an
inhospitable environment for national-level protest, leading
collective actors to opt for more local and parochial forms of
contention. This outcome produces paradoxical situations, such as
in the PRC, where protests are frequent but national-level
mobilization and coordination is absent.
The turbulent year of 2011 has brought the appearance of mass
popular unrest and the collapse of long lived autocratic regimes in
Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and possibly Syria. The sudden and
unanticipated fall of these regimes - often thought of as exemplars
of authoritarian resilience - has brought much of the conventional
wisdom on the durability and vulnerability of nondemocratic regimes
into question. This book seeks to advance the existing literature
by treating the autocratic state not as a unitary actor
characterized by strength or weakness but rather as a structure or
terrain that can alternatively inhibit or facilitate the appearance
of national level forms of protests. In the mode of the Arab
Spring, the color revolutions of the former Soviet Union, and the
people power movement of the Philippines, such movements overcome
the daunting impediments presented by autocrats, appeal to
likeminded counterparts across society, and overwhelm the ability
of regimes to maintain order. Conversely, in other settings, such
as contemporary China, decentralized state structures provide an
inhospitable environment for national-level protest, leading
collective actors to opt for more local and parochial forms of
contention. This outcome produces paradoxical situations, such as
in the PRC, where protests are frequent but national-level
mobilization and coordination is absent.
This is the first comprehensive study by the world's leading
scholars about the political logic of the U.S.-China trade war that
started during the Trump administration. The book is divided into
three parts. The first part looks at changed leadership styles of
the two countries in the last few years. It also examines the
liberal international order since World War II in which the trade
war emerged. It then explores the theoretical perspectives from
both the United States and China that are related to the trade war.
The second part is about the domestic factors that impacted on the
trade war from China's perspective. These factors include China's
institutional adaptation of the new international environment, the
radicalization of the Chinese political discourse, and Big Power
Diplomacy. The third part explores the U.S. domestic factors that
impacted the trade war, such as the Trump administration's
different China policy in general, the role played by the U.S.
Congress, business lobby, and the transition of foreign policy from
a Wilsonian World Order to Jacksonian Nationalism.
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