1st Edition

American Paradiplomacy and Chinese Power Demystifying US-China Subnational Relations

By Czeslaw Tubilewicz Copyright 2025
282 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book investigates contemporary US-China subnational relations and considers the extent to which subnational, national and international power contests inform American states’ strategies of internationalization. Approaching the subject from a constructivist perspective, the book contributes to debates about the relevance of subnational diplomacy to US politics, diplomacy and security. It... Read more

1. Power and Paradiplomacy  2. American Governors’ Good China Story  3. The Trade War in US-China Subnational Relations  4. US-China Governors Forums  5. Iowa’s Cornfield Paradiplomacy  6. The Pandemic in US-China Subnational Relations  7. China and State Legislatures  8. Federal Management of American Paradiplomacy  9. US-China Subnational Relations After the Pandemic  10. Demystifying Chinese Power

Biography

Czeslaw Tubilewicz is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, Australia.