China's Weaponization of Trade
Resistance Through Collective Resilience
$41.53
- Paperback
408 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2026
Summary
In recent years, China and the United States have each turned economic interdependence into an instrument of coercion, using their dominant positions in international trade to push states and firms to comply with their political goals. What is distinctive about this form of economic pressure, and how can other countries fight back?
This groundbreaking book explores the weaponization of economic interdependence and its implications for the international order through a wealth of new an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780231222402 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0231222408 |
| Author: | Victor Cha, Ellen Kim, Andy Lim |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 408 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 632g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 235mm |
| Series: | Contemporary Asia in the World |
Critics Review
This remarkable book documents every known incident of Chinese economic coercion since 1997—by the authors’ count, more than 500 cases affecting 475 companies and 18 governments in 44 countries. The authors also present in-depth strategies to counter this coercion. It’s an invaluable resource for policymakers and researchers around the world who are seeking to counter Beijing’s economic coercion while also preserving the liberal world order. – Bethany Allen, author of Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World
Cha, Kim, and Lim have provided a fascinating account of how China has used its vast and intertwined trade networks to advance its own interests—and use these same commercial ties to undermine the industries and businesses of its global rivals. They also offer essential recommendations about how like-minded nations can band together to create collective resilience in the face of China’s sustained challenge. – Kurt M. Campbell, former US deputy secretary of state and Indo-Pacific coordinator at the National Security Council (2021–25)
This pathbreaking book comprehensively documents how Bejiing uses its market power to try and force international actors to align with Chinese policy preferences…a detailed blueprint for action that will be invaluable for policymakers and business leaders around the world. – Elizabeth Economy * Foreign Affairs *
Victor Cha
Victor D. Cha is Distinguished University Professor and D. S. Song-KF Endowed Chair in Government and International Affairs at Georgetown University as well as president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A former director for Asian affairs on the White House National Security Council, he is the author of nine books on Asia and international relations.
Ellen Kim is director of academic affairs at the Korea Economic Institute of America.
Andy Lim is deputy director and fellow with the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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