Special Topics: Chinese Politics

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course strives to capture the continuous drama of the Chinese struggle for national revival through political, economic, and social modernization. It is designed to help the students better understand: 1) the historical background of the Chinese communist revolution and the birth of the regime; 2)the major events, debates, policy changes, and structural reforms in the PRC history; and 3)some of the fundamental issues in today's China.