Research On Sino-US Merchandise Trade Relationship Based On American Global Trade Pattern

As two of the most powerful and influential countries in the world, China and America have both shown dramatically rapid economic development. In the course of the progress, Sino-US relations, which was built up in the late 1970s, has been growing up steadily and become the most complicated and significant bilateral relations. With China being the world’s second largest economy, the biggest exporter, as well as the No.1 creditor of treasury, the interests of these two countries have been inseparably intertwined in many aspects.Sino-US merchandise trade is an important manifestation of Sino-US relations, especially when people refer to economy and trade. Nowadays, this issue has not only been the major concern of these two countries, but also caught the close attention of the whole world. This dissertation has put forward theory analysis and empirical research on related issues of Sino-US merchandise trade, which is closely interconnected with the subject of geography. It takes a geographical perspective and draws on theories and research methods of human geography and its subdiscipline, that is, regional economic geography and international trade geography.This dissertation has delineated the spatial structure of the US global import trade, with an emphasis on Sino-US trade. It explores the role location selection has played in the former and the formation mechanism of the latter. It collects data about trade involving the United States and adopts analysis method of location selection. The conclusion is that diversities of resourses and diplomatic relations have become the basic factor of location selection. For formation mechanism of Sino-US trade, natural resourses, industrial structures, economic development of American states have been the primary causes. It also deliberates the development tendency and contributing factors of Sino-US trade. Last but not least, it suggests countermeasures against the current and urgent trade friction.This dissertation can be divided into six chapters;Chapter One serves as an introduction. It makes a brief description of the social background, significance and the existent research achievements. Besides, it also introduces the main content, research methodology and train of thought.Chapter Two has made an exploration into the theory of merchandise trade. It summerises the correlative theories, both domestic and overseas, and makes a brief statement of the focused theories of this dissertation.Chapter Three analyses the spacial layout of American global merchandise trade. It starts with America’s choice of trade strategy, studies the geographical features of the most frequent trading areas and considers their merchandise structure and competitive advantage. It investigates the foundation stone of Ameica’s active participation in trade and its preference and orientation, concerning factors, such as the core competition power of commodities, trade policies, diplomatic relations and geographical conditions of the main commerce nations.Chapter Four probes into the evolution of Sino-America merchandise trade. By comparing the commerce environments and analyzing essential features of the trade, it concludes that China has been an indispensable trade partner of America, as the low added value of Chinese merchandise is exactly what the Americans favors and needs. Apart from it, this part has also made a detailed analysis of the unavoidable Sino-US trade conflicts.Chapter Five deeply inquires into the affecting factors, mainly the economic, political and cultural factors, in order to uncover their influence on Sino-US merchandise trade. It has drawn the conclusion that instead of going exclusively after quantity growth, China should make a reorientation from extensive to intensive content-type transiton.Chapter Six mainly discusses the development tendency, the regulatory mechanisms and countermeasures against Sino-US merchandise trade. Prediction in terms of the development of Sino-US trade tendency and some suggestions on solving the current problems with respect to the Sino-US merchandise trade are made so as to provide some insights for the further development of Sino-US trade.