Meanings
- economicsThe symbiotic relationship between China and the United States.First known use 2006
As in all good marriages, the differences between the two halves of Chimerica are complementary. He concluded by saying "Chimerica, despite its name, is no chimera."
2007, Sheng-Wei Wang, China's Ascendancy: An Opportunity Or a Threat? : what Every American Should Know about China, →ISBN2 more examples
The losers were countries like Indonesia and Brazil, whose real trade-weighted exchange rates appreciated between January 2008 and November 2010 by, respectively, 18 per cent and 17 per cent. No doubt, Chimerica has passed its prime […]
2011, Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest, Penguin UK, →ISBNG-2 suggests that China and the United States are deeply intertwined in their strategic interests, and should work out solutions to global problems together. The term Chimerica was invented by historian Niall Ferguson and economist Moritz […]
[2014, Janet Hoskins, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Transpacific Studies: Framing an Emerging Field, Asian and Pacific American Tra
Origin
Blend of China + America, coined by British historian Niall Ferguson and German economist Moritz Schularick, with reference to chimera.
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