Obchodní válka mezi USA a Čínou a její dopad na americkou ekonomiku se zaměřením na obchod s ocelí a hliníkem

This master's thesis examines the impacts of the US-China trade war on the US economy, focusing specifically on trade in steel and aluminum between 2016 and 2024. The primary objective of the thesis is to evaluate whether the protective tariffs imposed on Chinese goods during the first Donald Trump administration reduced the US trade deficit and whether they led to a diversion of trade flows through third countries. The thesis is structured into three chapters. The first chapter addresses trade policy and bilateral relations between the US and China; the second examines the course of the trade war and its overall impacts on the American economy; and the third focuses in detail on trade in steel and aluminum. The findings suggest that the imposed tariffs did not reduce the overall US trade deficit, even though the bilateral deficit with China decreased. In connection with the trade war, import flows were redirected through other partner countries, specifically Vietnam, Taiwan, South Korea, and Mexico.