Modelling US-China relationship: A game theory perspective

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Mathematics, Semnan University, P.O. Box 35195-363, Semnan, Iran

Abstract

Relation between China and the US is one of the most complex relations among the major powers in the world. The aim of this paper is to model China and the US economic relations. We used the new system named Dynamic system of strategic games for this purpose.

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Volume 12, Issue 2
November 2021
Pages 1371-1382
  • Receive Date: 04 January 2021
  • Revise Date: 01 March 2021
  • Accept Date: 16 April 2021