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One of the most significant changes in the world in the past 30 years is the opening of China to the outside world and its engagement with that world. In the initial years of the opening, external forces influenced China’s economy, regional balances, bureaucracy, as well as the political authority of local leaders in the coastal areas. More recently, the world is feeling the effects of a rising China which seeks resources and talent from all around the globe and uses its financial wealth to strengthen its position in the world. This course tracks the opening of China up from 1978 until it joins the WTO, focusing on how the world affected China’s internal development. We then look at various aspects of China’s “going out strategy” — its search for energy, talent, as well as its relations with the United States and the states within the Asia-Pacific region. The instructor has been deeply engaged in research on all these topics, having lived in China during various stages of China’s opening to the outside world. Course Overview video: https://youtu.be/7FpNL67EbE4
Syllabus
Part 2 covers the following topics:
- China’s Opening to the Outside World, 1978-2015
- China’s Changing Relations with the World, 2000-2015
- China’s Global Search for Resources and Energy
- China’s Global Search for Talent and Technology, 1978-2015
- China’s Rise and the World: A Panel Discussion
Instructors
David Zweig
Chair Professor of the Division of Social Science and Director of Center on China’s Transnational Relations
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - A dynamic, international research university, in relentless pursuit of excellence, leading the advance of science and technology, and educating the new generation of front-runners for Asia and the world.
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