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Case Study: Current Issues In International Relations

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Alican Yıldızalp
Prof. Dr. Nazif Mandacı
Current Issues in International Relations
June 16, 2015
United States of America’s Foreign Policy Towards China
United States’ first contact with the People’s Republic of China is dating back to the Korean War. Historically, after a little bloodshed and diplomatic crisis’, current status of relations were reached. If we want to understand the United States policies toward China, we must understand the Asia-Pacific region in detail. United States and China are mainly operating, cooperating and competing at the Asia-Pacific region. Mostly clashes are focusing on economic and geopolitical interests, however; currently the focus is being enhanced with economic and monetary competition promoted by so-called …show more content…

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