How is the US and China Competition Impact Key Issues of International Law

Abstract

US and China, as representatives of world greatest established powers and most promising rising powers respectively, have always been at the centre of the current global political arena. This article aims to give a holistic analysis of how great power competition between the US and China is impacting key issues of international climate change law, the law of sea, the international IPR law, and the general international trade law. By assessing the cause factors of the US and China competition in the major fields of international law, as well as the effectiveness of previous countermeasures, this article provides further suggestions for settling the US-China disputes.