* WWS 461
/ POL 399
- Spring 2011-2012
(SA)
No Pass/D/Fail
China's Foreign Relations
This course will review and analyze the foreign policy of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present. It will examine Beijing's relations with the Soviet Union, the United States, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Third World during the Cold War, and will discuss the future of Chinese foreign policy in light of the end of the Cold War, changes in the Chinese economy, the post-Tiananmen legitimacy crisis in Beijing, and the continuing rise of Chinese power and influence in Asia and beyond.
Sample reading list:
Henry A. Kissinger,
On China
A. Doak Barnett,
China and the Major Powers in East Asia
Jonathan D. Spence,
The Search for Modern China
Harry Harding,
A Fragile Relationship
James Mann,
About Face
Thomas Christensen,
Useful Adversaries
Reading/Writing assignments:
150-200 pages reading each week. In-class short answer exam; 5-7 page take-home midterm; 10-12 page take-home exercise.
Requirements/Grading:
Mid Term Exam - 20%
Other Exam - 15%
Take Home Final Exam - 45%
Precept Participation - 20%
Other information:
Graduate students will be expected to explore the subject in greater depth through reading and individual research.
Schedule/Classroom assignment:
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Class number: 43093
Section: L01
Time:
9:00 am
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9:50 am
Days:
M
W
Building-Room:
Robertson Hall
016
Enrolled/Limit:
64/
85
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Section: P01
Time:
11:00 am
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11:50 am
Days:
W
Building-Room:
Robertson Hall
010
Enrolled/Limit:
11/
14
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Section: P02
Time:
1:30 pm
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2:20 pm
Days:
W
Building-Room:
Robertson Hall
010
Enrolled/Limit:
12/
14
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Section: P03
Time:
3:30 pm
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4:20 pm
Days:
W
Building-Room:
Robertson Hall
020
Enrolled/Limit:
8/
14
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Section: P04
Time:
7:30 pm
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8:20 pm
Days:
W
Building-Room:
Robertson Hall
014
Enrolled/Limit:
7/
14
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Section: P05
Time:
9:00 am
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9:50 am
Days:
Th
Building-Room:
Robertson Hall
010
Enrolled/Limit:
6/
14
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Section: P06
Time:
10:00 am
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10:50 am
Days:
Th
Building-Room:
Robertson Hall
010
Enrolled/Limit:
9/
14