EAST 235 - China on the Global Stage

FC ARHU CD

4 credits
This course examines how Chinese empires became the People’s Republic of China through the lens of global interactions. This course stretches from the 19th century to the present day, placing China alongside its major regional and global interlocutors of each era. The course explores how the Qing and its modern successors’ relations to other parts of Asia and the world shaped the contemporary Chinese political system, culture, and nationalism. Topics include encounters between empires; international law and system; modernity; Chinese diaspora; revolutions and warfare; the U.S. in China and East Asia; and “China Dream” in the 21st century.