Program S-1 Jurusan Hubungan Internasional
FAKULTAS ILMU SOSIAL ILMU POLITIK UNIVERSITAS KATOLIK PARAHYANGAN BANDUNG 2011
ABSTRAK
The purpose of this paper it to examine US-‐China relation mostly in economy aspect and how the cooperation work while in the same time competition in spreading influence between two major power are exist. This paper also analyzed whether the US-‐China relation can be categorized as a complex interdependence. To analyze this case, the writer used complex interdependence concept from Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye which could explain the complexity of US-‐China relation. The writer used 3 indicators according to Keohane and Nye to examine whether US-‐ China relation can be categorized as a complex interdependence. The indicators are: 1) The use of multiple channels between societies in interstate, trans-‐governmental, and transnational relations; 2) The absence of hierarchy among issues; 3) The decline of using military force towards other government to achieve ends. In this paper, the writer found that a complex interdependence happened between these two major powers. With big range of issues and complex relation