Chinese Foreign Policy

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