From Cooperation to Conflict: Public Opinion, Parasecurity, and US States’ Divestment from China

<p dir="ltr">Citing security concerns, many US states have recently divested or announced plans to divest from the People's Republic of China. This article explores how public opinion views such divestments. Responses to a high-quality national survey show baseline opposition to...

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US-China relations
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description <p dir="ltr">Citing security concerns, many US states have recently divested or announced plans to divest from the People's Republic of China. This article explores how public opinion views such divestments. Responses to a high-quality national survey show baseline opposition to investing state funds in Chinese firms is pronounced, particularly among Republicans and older voters. Experimental results, however, show that warnings about financial losses, geopolitical tensions, and anti-Asian hate crimes can significantly reduce support for divestment policies. The effects for hate crimes are particularly strong when warnings come from an Asian-American source compared to a White one. I argue that these security-motivated divestments represent an example of a distinctive form of subnational foreign policy in which subnational units assert security interests against external threats, which I call “parasecurity.” This research demonstrates how studying public opinion contributes to understanding paradiplomacy in an era of increasing great-power competition.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Publius: The Journal of Federalism<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjaf017" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjaf017</a></p>
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spelling From Cooperation to Conflict: Public Opinion, Parasecurity, and US States’ Divestment from ChinaPaul Musgrave (12982827)Human societyPolitical scienceSociologyparadiplomacysurvey experimentpublic opinionfederalismdivestmentUS-China relations<p dir="ltr">Citing security concerns, many US states have recently divested or announced plans to divest from the People's Republic of China. This article explores how public opinion views such divestments. Responses to a high-quality national survey show baseline opposition to investing state funds in Chinese firms is pronounced, particularly among Republicans and older voters. Experimental results, however, show that warnings about financial losses, geopolitical tensions, and anti-Asian hate crimes can significantly reduce support for divestment policies. The effects for hate crimes are particularly strong when warnings come from an Asian-American source compared to a White one. I argue that these security-motivated divestments represent an example of a distinctive form of subnational foreign policy in which subnational units assert security interests against external threats, which I call “parasecurity.” This research demonstrates how studying public opinion contributes to understanding paradiplomacy in an era of increasing great-power competition.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Publius: The Journal of Federalism<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjaf017" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjaf017</a></p>2025-06-04T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1093/publius/pjaf017https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/From_Cooperation_to_Conflict_Public_Opinion_Parasecurity_and_US_States_Divestment_from_China/30455075CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/304550752025-06-04T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle From Cooperation to Conflict: Public Opinion, Parasecurity, and US States’ Divestment from China
Paul Musgrave (12982827)
Human society
Political science
Sociology
paradiplomacy
survey experiment
public opinion
federalism
divestment
US-China relations
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title From Cooperation to Conflict: Public Opinion, Parasecurity, and US States’ Divestment from China
title_full From Cooperation to Conflict: Public Opinion, Parasecurity, and US States’ Divestment from China
title_fullStr From Cooperation to Conflict: Public Opinion, Parasecurity, and US States’ Divestment from China
title_full_unstemmed From Cooperation to Conflict: Public Opinion, Parasecurity, and US States’ Divestment from China
title_short From Cooperation to Conflict: Public Opinion, Parasecurity, and US States’ Divestment from China
title_sort From Cooperation to Conflict: Public Opinion, Parasecurity, and US States’ Divestment from China
topic Human society
Political science
Sociology
paradiplomacy
survey experiment
public opinion
federalism
divestment
US-China relations