Beijing: Politics and Power in Modern China

1 Unit · Undergraduate

The course will allow students to consider contemporary China?s international relations, technology, and energies issues, among other concerns, in light of 20th and 21st century history. We 1) focus on Beijing as the imperial/ PRC capital, 2) consider ?power? in various senses, including PRC political campaigns, Communist Party ideology, and state energy policy, and 3) assess China?s international relations.