The Political Economy of U.S. Containment
China’s Response, Imperial Legacies, and U.S.-China Relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10489094 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barry F Murdaco (0000-0003-0179-4001, Lehman College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 535-560 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8237 • E-ISSN: 1943-2801 |
| Publisher | Guilford Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00368237251359252 |
| OpenAlex | W4412933358 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
The ideological narratives surrounding the U.S. policy toward China, specifically the framing of China’s rise as a security threat that justifies containment and protectionism, require critical examination. Drawing on Marxist theory, the economic roots of these containment and protectionist measures, framed as national security concerns, can be exposed. In contrast with these dominant narratives, the true drivers of U.S. containment strategies prove to lie in deeper economic contradictions, including the crisis of U.S. hegemony and the declining profitability of global capitalism. By shifting focus from ideological justifications to material imperatives, what emerges is a new understanding of U.S.-China tensions and the role of economic forces in shaping international relations
China · Containment (computer programming · Economics · Economy · History of China · Political economy · Political science · Politics · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · Law · Political Economy and Marxism
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The Dragon Roars Back
Understanding China’s New Dual Circulation Development Strategy
China's Unpeaceful Rise
China's Civilian Army
Money and Totality
Behind the Crisis
Imperialism and the development myth
Value and Unequal Exchange in International Trade
The Domestic Political Economy of the WTO Crisis
The Economics of Modern Imperialism
Territorial Contradictions of the Rise of China
From Defensive toward Offensive Realism
The Jungle Grows Back
China’s contestation of the liberal international order
A ‘synchronised attack’ on life
The People’s Liberation Army in its Tenth Decade
The Pivot
China and the American Lake
A Rupture in Philippine-U.S. Relations
A world of regions
The Return to Personalistic Rule
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |