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2025 Fall

China in Global Politics: Rising Power and Ancient Civilisation - IRS330/IRS630 Fall 2025


Course
Zuzana Breheret
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Here is the course outline:

1. Lesson 1 - China's Rise in the 21st Century

Sep 2

2. Lesson 2 - From Imperial China to Mao

Sep 3

3. Lesson 3 The economic awakening of China - Deng’s reforms and China’s economic rise

Sep 4

4. Lesson 4 - China’s international awakening - Xi Jinping Thought, arms race, tech race, normalisat...

Sep 8

5. Lesson 5 - China’s Foreign Policy - disputes with neighbours: South China Sea, Senkaku Islands, I...

Sep 9

6. Lesson 6 - China’s Foreign Policy towards South: Africa, South America

Sep 11

7. Lesson 7 China’s Foreign Policy towards the West: US, EU and Australia

Sep 15

8. Lesson 8 - Hong Kong and Taiwan

Sep 16

9. Lesson 9 - China's Autonomous Regions

Sep 17

10. Lesson 10 - Xi Jinping: The Next Thirty Years

11. Lesson 11 - What did China do right?

12. Lesson 12 - China's Challenges Ahead

Sep 18

13. Lesson 13: Future of the Party – step away from capitalism?

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