2014/12/24 by Scott L. Kastner · 117 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #China #China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance #Chinese market #Economics #Global trade and economics #Government (linguistics) #International Development and Aid #International economics #International political economy #International trade #Political science #Politics #Variation (astronomy)
paper · doi:10.1177/0022002714560345
published in Journal of Conflict Resolution 60(6), 980-1007 (SAGE Publishing)
openalex publication_date 2014/12/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
It is widely believed that China’s growing links to the global economy are translating into increased Chinese political influence abroad. This article explores this possibility quantitatively by examining whether increased trade with China correlates with an increased willingness by countries to accommodate Chinese interests. I use newly collected data that capture cross-national variation in the willingness of individual countries to support Chinese government positions relating to Taiwan and Tibet, and China’s status as a market economy. I find that increased trade dependence on China is correlated with an increased likelihood of taking an accommodating stance on the economic issue (market economy status). But the evidence linking trade to an accommodating stance on the political issues is more ambiguous.