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Fasahat R A. US and China Strategies in Trade War (with an Approach to Afghanistan). SRQPIS 2026; 2 (3) :71-94
URL: http://srqpis.knu.edu.af/article-1-95-en.html

The US-China trade war has strained the foreign relations of the two countries by increasing customs tariffs on the imports of goods from the rival country. The strategies of the two countries in the context of Trump's trade war against China are of particular importance. The research question is what are the strategies of the US-China trade war and what impact it can have on the Afghan economy. The findings of this study, which was conducted using a library method and within the framework of the "smart power" theory, show that the United States has adopted a strategy of containing China using smart power and has tried to reduce the export of Chinese goods to the United States and, as a result, reduce China's ability to challenge the hegemonic power of the United States. China has also tried to respond to the US strategies towards itself with a combination of soft and hard power, by reforming the domestic market, expanding the regional and global market, prioritizing the interests of the state over the interests of the nation, creating international and monetary institutions of the BRICS, and more in the form of a dual strategy. Increasing customs tariffs, creating the BRICS organization, and the One Belt and One Road initiative have exposed Afghanistan to China's attention and have affected the Afghan economy.