Journal of Geographical Sciences, Volume. 30, Issue 10, 1702(2020)

The cooperative and conflictual interactions between the United States, Russia, and China: A quantitative analysis of event data

Lihua YUAN1... Changqing SONG1,2,*, Changxiu CHENG1,2, Shi SHEN1,2, Xiaoqiang CHEN1 and Yuanhui WANG1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Center for GeoData and Analysis, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • show less
    Figures & Tables(9)
    Numbers and scales of cooperation and conflict between the three dyads in two periods(Note: The ratio in Figures 1b and 1d denotes the ratio of absolute scales of conflict to cooperation between dyad countries.)
    Goldstein scales of conflict and cooperation between the USA and Russia in 2001.10-2016.12 period
    The log-log plot of CCDF of the absolute cooperative and conflictual scales between the USA and China (Note: USA-CHN and CHN-USA mean the scales sent from the USA to China and those from China to the USA, respectively.)
    The log-log plot of CCDF of the absolute cooperative and conflictual scales between the USA and Russia (Note: USA-RUS and RUS-USA mean the scales sent from the USA to Russia and those from Russia to the USA, respectively.)
    The log-log plot of CCDF of the absolute cooperative and conflictual scales between Russia and China (Note: RUS-CHN and CHN-RUS mean the scales sent from Russia to China and those from China to Russia, respectively.)
    • Table 1.

      Descriptions of the monthly time-series variables

      View table
      View in Article

      Table 1.

      Descriptions of the monthly time-series variables

      DyadsDirectionVariablesDescriptions of variables
      USA-CHN dyadUSA-CHNUCp, UCfScales of cooperative/conflictual behavior from the USA toward China
      CHN-USACUp, CUfScales of cooperative/conflictual behavior from China toward the USA
      USA-RUS dyadUSA-RUSURp, URfScales of cooperative/conflictual behavior from the USA toward Russia
      RUS-USARUp, RUfScales of cooperative/conflictual behavior from Russia toward the USA
      RUS-CHN dyadRUS-CHNRCp, RCfScales of cooperative/conflictual behavior from Russia toward China
      RUS-CHNCRp, CRfScales of cooperative/conflictual behavior from China toward Russia
    • Table 2.

      The significance level of the Granger/Wald test of the USA-China dyad in both periods

      View table
      View in Article

      Table 2.

      The significance level of the Granger/Wald test of the USA-China dyad in both periods

      Independent variables1992.01-2001.09 period2001.10-2016.12 period
      Dependent variableDependent variable
      UCpCUpUCfCUfUCpCUpUCfCUf
      UCp(-1)-0.038***0.091**0.159*-0.7670.6810.615
      CUp(-1)0.649-0.090**0.3890.572-0.3060.234
      URp(-1)0.2960.4600.161*0.5430.052**0.033***0.054**0.571
      RUp(-1)0.2640.3830.2080.8490.156*0.146*0.2240.633
      RCp(-1)0.007***0.019***0.3280.024***0.4440.3420.5030.619
      CRp(-1)0.007***0.018***0.3820.018***0.4320.3310.3190.646
      UCf(-1)0.8660.754-0.149*0.027***0.031*-0.010***
      CUf(-1)0.2950.5370.042***-0.7600.6980.269-
      URf(-1)0.143*0.2100.146*0.012***0.8330.8360.083**0.078**
      RUf(-1)0.8720.8730.9330.8670.8560.9790.101*0.550
      RCf(-1)0.2230.4850.3570.8800.127*0.055**0.2830.671
      CRf(-1)0.4730.5610.4960.6690.5570.2530.8290.731
      R20.7260.7130.5580.5700.8920.8970.9120.914
      Adjusted R20.6940.6800.5060.5190.8840.8900.9050.908
      F-statistic22.74121.32010.82611.356115.926122.708145.113149.057
    • Table 3.

      The significance level of the Granger/Wald test of the USA-Russia dyad in both periods

      View table
      View in Article

      Table 3.

      The significance level of the Granger/Wald test of the USA-Russia dyad in both periods

      Independent variables1992.01-2001.09 period2001.10-2016.12 period
      Dependent variableDependent variable
      URpRUpURfRUfURpRUpURfRUf
      UCp(-1)0.7590.6420.4310.190*0.0970.060**0.6780.720
      CUp(-1)0.8420.7190.5680.2730.055**0.032***0.6420.840
      URp(-1)-0.5790.3040.123*-0.8270.7620.900
      RUp(-1)0.112*-0.163*0.113*0.856-0.8050.766
      RCp(-1)0.5180.3880.5040.7530.9300.8620.8870.916
      CRp(-1)0.2500.166*0.3380.5350.9440.8780.9270.938
      UCf(-1)0.8320.7700.6560.9190.057**0.049***0.3080.208
      CUf(-1)0.6510.3870.7960.8780.9370.7200.4600.644
      URf(-1)0.3910.626-0.3320.123*0.159*-0.003***
      RUf(-1)0.8630.5590.511-0.4300.2870.787-
      RCf(-1)0.9690.9580.7230.5850.4160.4700.3460.675
      CRf(-1)0.9780.9410.5420.6050.6040.4280.8860.535
      R20.5530.5400.5970.6040.8690.8690.8800.849
      Adjusted R20.5010.4860.5500.5580.8600.8600.8720.839
      F-statistic10.62810.07512.70713.09393.76993.501103.57279.374
    • Table 4.

      The significance level of the Granger/Wald test of China-Russia dyad in both periods

      View table
      View in Article

      Table 4.

      The significance level of the Granger/Wald test of China-Russia dyad in both periods

      Independent variables1992.01-2001.09 period2001.10-2016.12 period
      Dependent variableDependent variable
      RCpCRpRCfCRfRCpCRpRCfCRf
      UCp(-1)0.9190.7950.9500.5530.4450.4460.6130.339
      CUp(-1)0.6730.8070.6260.7280.2360.2630.8560.538
      URp(-1)0.6270.5020.5980.0910.011***0.011***0.3120.172*
      RUp(-1)0.7320.6810.9140.044***0.007***0.009***0.2770.163*
      RCp(-1)-0.6010.9110.119*-0.8450.7450.799
      CRp(-1)0.480-0.9710.4150.696-0.8510.603
      UCf(-1)0.006***0.001***0.9730.6080.5140.6610.5810.777
      CUf(-1)0.004***0.001***0.6140.6020.3030.3980.3590.195*
      URf(-1)0.9650.4530.131*0.048***0.062**0.153*0.028***0.195*
      RUf(-1)0.7450.6700.187*0.9050.5660.8330.181*0.360
      RCf(-1)0.000***0.000***-0.8870.2720.214-0.198*
      CRf(-1)0.001***0.000***0.054**-0.184*0.2020.917-
      R20.5390.5610.4440.4540.6920.6840.6820.695
      Adj. R20.4850.5090.3790.3910.6700.6620.6590.673
      F-statistic10.02410.9476.8457.14531.61630.52430.18032.109
    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    Lihua YUAN, Changqing SONG, Changxiu CHENG, Shi SHEN, Xiaoqiang CHEN, Yuanhui WANG. The cooperative and conflictual interactions between the United States, Russia, and China: A quantitative analysis of event data[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(10): 1702

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: --

    Accepted: Jun. 2, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 21, 2021

    The Author Email: SONG Changqing (songcq@bnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11442-020-1808-6

    Topics