China's Rare Earth Policies: Economic Statecraft or Interdependence?

摘要: Abstract : This study is about discovering to what extent China uses its rare earth element policies as a tool of economic statecraft. With China's virtual monopoly on this resource and the United States' increasingly growing demand, it necessary examine how intends using power. The builds comparative framework both structural realism neoliberal institutionalism, by identifying theory predictions in terms strategic intent specific might employ sector. Specifically, finds that Beijing has will continue use statecraft, but with restraint. Despite present reliance interdependence States, continues modernize structure economy, more statecraft interventions likely occur. was successful utilizing influencing behavior international domestic commercial actors. leverage near-monopoly earths industry continuing aggressively meet long-term objectives.