Alvina Antonia Almeida

Ms Alvina Antonia Almeida, Research Intern, East Asia Centre, MP-IDSA

Publication

Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade | Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2024, 352 pp., Rs. 2,440.66 (Hardcover), ISBN 9780674251830

The US-China trade relationship has dominated global discourses and impacted global trade. Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson’s Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade, is an insightful take into the origins of this relationship. The book explores the pivotal events that shaped the US-China relationship, examining the dynamics of the 20th century and its evolution over the years. Ingleson delves into the historical transformation of global trade, highlighting the convergence of US and Chinese interests, especially during the 1970s—a period marked by significant changes in their bilateral relations. She provides insights from both political and business perspectives, including engagements by respective bureaucracies and US business leaders. The book comprehensively covers the development of trade relations, the political transformations that influenced them, and the growing Chinese influence in US markets.