Chinese Foreign Policy

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Chinese Foreign Policy is a political science class taught by Andrew Nathan.

Syllabus

  • What drives Chinese foreign policy? Geostrategy, culture, nationalism
  • Who runs Chinese foreign policy? Changes in Chinese policy-making from Mao to Jiang to Hu
  • Life on the hinge: puzzles and turning points
  • The U.S. factor in China's security
  • China in six regional systems
  • Security interests in the wider world
  • Challenges of interdependence: China's role in the world economy, environment, and public health
  • Human rights in China's foreign policy
  • The Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Tibet issues in PRC foreign policy
  • The mainland and foreign policies of Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • Military missions and military modernization
  • U.S. policy and the "China threat" debate
  • Long term strategic change in Asia and prospects for the future