An Analysis: Complex Interdependence and the Chinese-United States Cyber Relationship

The United States and the People's Republic of China maintain a unique relationship due to the high levels of interdependence between the countries' political, economic, military, and social functions. This association has been complicated in the past by Chinese industrial cyberespionage (CE) carried out against United States organizations and individuals in pursuit of economic advancement. This paper examines the nature of Chinese-American relations and determines whether its features adhere to Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye's theory of complex interdependence in Power and Interdependence. Further, this paper also explores possible reasons for a decline in Chinese CE beginning in mid-2014 and what impact this could have on the two countries' relations moving forward.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Department dc:contributor.department

Political Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Morrison, Robert Maxwell

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Brantly, Aaron F.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Jardine, Eric
• Dixit, Priya

• Complex Interdependence
• Cyberespionage
• Cyberspace

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:15587

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/83572