Guerras comerciais: a relação Estados Unidos e China no Governo Trump

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the international commercial conflicts, more specifically the conflicts defined as commercial wars. The research is based on the pure definition of commercial warfare and its characteristics. The participation of the World Trade Organization in cases of international conflicts is also analyzed. This paper analyzes the trade conflict between the United States and China during the first half of the Donald Trump administration. From this, the work aims to understand the context of the conflict between the two countries in order to identify if this fits in the pure definition of commercial warfare. To this end, US government documents and data are presented to justify the imposition of tariffs, as well as the actions taken by both parties in retaliation.