Contemporary China

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, three hours; reading period, one hour. Designed for juniors/seniors. Systematic geographic analysis of elements of landscape, resources, population, and socioeconomic characteristics of People’s Republic of China. Dynamics that have led to China’s major role in East Asian and international scene, with special attention to China-Japan and Sino-American relations and their geographic bases. P/NP or letter grading.