China's International Relations

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course offers a survey of China relations with the world in the modern age. It examines how China's relations with other countries changed since the sixteenth century until the present day, focusing on political, economic, military, educational and cultural exchanges between the Chinese and other peoples. Based on abundant facts, it will reveal how China's foreign policies are largely made by domestic politics. In addition to government-to-government relations, we will also discuss how the lives of common people can be influenced by diplomatic changes. Students are encouraged to challenge existing Western and Chinese views on different issues related to foreign policy and international relations, and to learn to analyze critically how the differences in interpretations and perspectives are likely to reflect China's behavior and policies towards other nations.