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Love and Trade War

China and the U.S. in Historical Context

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Discovers examples of trade wars in history

  • Explores the internal dynamics that lead to conflict between great powers, such as trade wars

  • Offers policies for great powers and small powers navigating a new era of conflict

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. A Brief History of Trade Wars

    • Li Sheng, Dmitri Felix do Nascimento
    Pages 1-46
  3. On Sino-U.S. Trade Wars: A Dialectical Consideration

    • Li Sheng, Dmitri Felix do Nascimento
    Pages 47-98
  4. Geopolitics in the Trade War

    • Li Sheng, Dmitri Felix do Nascimento
    Pages 99-128
  5. The G-2 (the United States-China)

    • Li Sheng, Dmitri Felix do Nascimento
    Pages 129-155
  6. Conclusion

    • Li Sheng, Dmitri Felix do Nascimento
    Pages 157-165
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 167-181

About this book

This book puts the trade war between the United States and China in historical context. Exploring the dynamics of isolation and internal reform from a Chinese perspective, the author draws upon valuable insights from China's years of isolation prior to the famous Nixon-Mao summit. Advocating internal reform as a more productive strategy than conflict with other powers, this powerful argument for globalization with Chinese characteristics will be of interest to scholars of China, economists, and political scientists.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China

    Li Sheng, Dmitri Felix do Nascimento

About the authors


Li Sheng received his PhD from the University of Freiburg, Germany.  He is currently a professor of political economy and public policy at the University of Macau. He has published over 40 research papers in SSCI journals, mainly focusing on urban and international political economy. His services include Associate Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Senate Member and Director of Russian Center, University of Macau, China. 


Dmitri Felix do Nascimento is a researcher from the Northeast of Brazil. He is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Macau, China. PHD in Political Science/International Relations in ICS-University of Lisbon/Portugal. He studied Russian language in the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. He wrote the book, ‘The Brazilian Foreign Policy in BRICS: between political autonomy and economic dependence’ (In Portuguese).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Love and Trade War

  • Book Subtitle: China and the U.S. in Historical Context

  • Authors: Li Sheng, Dmitri Felix do Nascimento

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4897-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-33-4896-7Published: 25 January 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-33-4899-8Published: 25 January 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-4897-4Published: 24 January 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 181

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Emerging Markets/Globalization, Globalization, International Economic Law, Trade Law, Trade

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eBook USD 109.00
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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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