Trade relations between USA and China with focus on Intellectual Property Rights

This bachelor thesis deals with trade relations between the USA and China with a closer focus on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The aim is to evaluate whether and to what extent the issue of intellectual property is reflected in US-Chinese partnership. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is dedicated to the historical development of economic and political relations between these powers from the beginning to the present. The second chapter describes current US-Chinese trade relations. It includes characteristics and comparison of both economies in terms of macroeconomic indicators and also summarizes data on current trade between countries. The third chapter is focused on Intellectual Property Rights. It contains the definition of important terms for understanding the issue, comparison of legislation in both countries, and description of the differences in the approaches of both countries to their protection. However, special attention is paid to the description of the mutual balance of the USA and China in the field of intellectual property rights, specifically a chronological summary of this issue in their mutual relationship.