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CEE: The Emergence of China in the 21st Century (18BBA60004)

Datos generales

Tipo:

OP

Curso:

2,3

Periodo:

S semestre

Créditos ECTS:

2 ECTS

Profesorado:

Grupo Profesor Departamento Idioma
Luis Torras Consolación Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad ENG

Prerrequisitos

Basic knowledge of foreign affairs will be a helpful background for this course.

Distribución de la carga de trabajo

Workload distribution:


a) Lecture time: 11 hours
b) Participatory lecture (student's active involvement in class): 11 hours
c) Homework time: 36 hours*
d) Feedback: 2 hours
Total: 60 hours

* Homework time or work outside of class (self-teaching/learning process) will include readings and a variety of activities and preparation for class discussions.

Competencias

6. Ser capaz de desarrollar el pensamiento estratégico y el pensamiento sistémico
16. Ser capaz de apreciar/comprender la diversidad

Relación de Actividades con Competencias

6 16
Discussion of David Moser    
China's Constitutions (1954, 1975, 1978)    
Deng Xiaoping, Seeking Truth from Facts, 1978    
Excerpts from Zhang Liang, The Tiananmen Papers, 2001    
The student meets a Chinese citizen in Barcelona    
Chats with a Chinese citizen    
Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Selection of documents 2001-2009    
Godement, Fox, A Power Audit of EU-China Relations, 2009    
Amnesty International. Report on China 2008-2009 and China's various reports on human rights    
Zheng Bijian, China's Peaceful Rise to Great Power Status, 2005    
CSIS, Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States. Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World, 2009    
To introduce a text and discuss it    
Final Report    

Contenidos

1. Introduction to China

1.1.- Definitions of China
1.2.- The meaning of Chinese civilization
1.3.- The legacy of the past: the Chinese scripture
1.4.- The student is introduced to Chinese ideograms and culture

2. China from the XX to the XXI century

2.1.- The memory of the Unequal Treaties
2.2.- The emergence of China's Communist Party
2.3.- The institutional foundations of the People's Republic of China
2.4.- The student assesses the impact of the Communist Party in China's life (written and oral mini-report)

3. China's Reform 1978-2009

3.1.- The main reforms
3.2.- Openness: from local to global (politics, economy, mentality)
3.3.- From the first to the fourth generation of leaders
3.4.- The student reflects on the various implications of China's openness (written and oral mini-report)

4. The crisis and legacy of Tiananmen

4.1.- The context of the crisis
4.2.- Demands, negotiations and crackdown
4.3.- Meaning and legacy of Tiananmen in 2009
4.4.- The student tries to figure out various courses of action to solve the crisis
(written and oral mini-report)

5. Contacts, personal contacts

5.1.- Names, the right names
5.2.- Etiquette rules
5.3.- Meeting China's laobaixing, VIP, entrepreneurs/creators
5.4.- The student meets and interacts with a Chinese citizen face to face and discusses the experience (written and oral mini-report)

6. The biggest Internet network and market

6.1.- The scope of Internet in China
6.2.- E-mails, skype, facebook
6.3.- The scope of censorship
6.4.- The student contacts/chats with Chinese people via internet (written and oral mini-report)

7. China in the international scenario

7.1.- China-US, China-APEC relations
7.2.- China-Africa and China-Latin America relations
7.3.- Eurasia: China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
7.4.- The student analyzes China's main foreign vectors, especially Beijing's ties within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (written and oral mini-report)

8. EU-China relations

8.1.- How China sees Europe
8.2.- Chinas' tactis in China and in Europe
8.3.- Issues: climate, energy and China's money
8.4.- The student reflects on China as an opportunity and as a threat for Europe (written and oral mini-report)

9. Sensitive topics

9.1.- Human rights
9.2.- Tibet and Taiwan
9.3.- The weapon's embargo
9.4.- The student expresses his/her viewpoint on each topic (written and oral mini-report)

10. Main Chinese interpretations of China's power

10.- Main Chinese interpretations of China's power
10.1.- Redefining China as a middle kingdom
10.2.- China as a third world country
10.3.- China as a benign power
10.4.- The student explains the main motivations of China's interpretations
(written and oral mini-report)

11. The future: Western interpretations of China's power

11.1.- The "China threat"
11.2.- China as an opportunity
11.3.- The G-2: a redefinition of the superpowers
11.4.- China in the international fora
11.5.- The student explains interpretations and motivations of US and Western views of China (written and oral mini-report)

Relación de Actividades con Contenidos

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Discussion of David Moser                      
China's Constitutions (1954, 1975, 1978)                      
Deng Xiaoping, Seeking Truth from Facts, 1978                      
Excerpts from Zhang Liang, The Tiananmen Papers, 2001                      
The student meets a Chinese citizen in Barcelona                      
Chats with a Chinese citizen                      
Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Selection of documents 2001-2009                      
Godement, Fox, A Power Audit of EU-China Relations, 2009                      
Amnesty International. Report on China 2008-2009 and China's various reports on human rights                      
Zheng Bijian, China's Peaceful Rise to Great Power Status, 2005                      
CSIS, Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States. Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World, 2009                      
To introduce a text and discuss it                      
Final Report                      

Metodología

The course will combine lectures, academic readings, short films, and student reports on ongoing self-teaching and learning process.

Lectures consist of:

a) A detailed presentation of the contents described in the syllabus

b) A participatory process (learning process with active student's involvement). Groups are expected to present topics for discussion based on material previously indicated by the professor.

Evaluación

Actividades de evaluación

Descripción %
To introduce a text and discuss it 50
Final Report 50

Bibliografía


Basic bibliography:

Basic Sources, Bibliography and Internet Resources

- Chinese culture and display and analysis of some of the 214 Chinese radicals http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/iglang.htm
- David Moser, 'Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard', University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies http://www.pinyin.info/readings/texts/moser.html
- China's Constitutions (1954, 1975, 1978)
- Deng Xiaoping, Seeking Truth from Facts, 1978
- Excerpts from Zhang Liang, The Tiananmen Papers, 2001
- Confucius Analects
- Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Selection of documents 2001-2009
- Godement, Fox, A Power Audit of EU-China Relations, 2009
- Amnesty International. Report on China 2008-2009 and China's various reports on the issue of human rights
- Zheng Bijian, China's Peaceful Rise to Great Power Status, 2005
- CSIS, Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States. Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World, 2009

1.- Fewsmith, Joseph, China Since Tiananmen. The Politics of Transition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2001.

2.- Fox, John, François Godement, A Power Audit of EU-China Relations, London, The European Council of Foreign Affairs, 2009

3.- Irwin, Harry, Communicating with Asia. Understanding People & Costums, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1996.

4.- Lieberthal, Kenneth, Governing China. From Revolution Through Reform, New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1995.

5.- Roett, Riordan et al., China's Expansion into the Western Hemisphere, Washington, The Brookings Institution, 2008.

6.- Schell, Orville y Shambaugh, David (eds.) The China Reader. The Reform Era, New York, Random House, 1999.

7.- Soto, Augusto, "The importance of intercultural sensitivity in doing business across frontiers. The case of China", ENCODE 99, ESADE, Barcelona, 2000.

8.- Soto, Augusto, 'Ideas for Improving Institutional and Intercultural Exchange on Eurasia', CEIBS, Shanghai, 2004
http://www.ceibs.edu/ase/Documents/china-europeForum/soto.htm

9.- Soto, Augusto, "La UE y China: ¿podemos entendernos mejor?"
ARI 24/2009 - 10/02/2009
http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/Elcano_es/Zonas_es/Asia-Pacifico/ARI24-2009

10.- Soto, Augusto, "Liu Xiaobo¿s Nobel: Between Idealism and Realism", October 14th, 2010.
http://www.theglobalexperts.org/comment-analysis/liu-xiaobos-nobel-idealism-realism

11.- Soto, Augusto, "Is there an ideological rift with China?", December 16th, 2010,

http://www.theglobalexperts.org/comment-analysis/ideological-rift-china

12.- Spence, Jonathan, The Search for Modern China, New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1999.

13.- Wang Jisi, 'China's Road to Peaceful Development and the United States', Royal Elcano Institute, July 27, 2007.
http://realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/Elcano_in/Zonas_in/ARI%2090-2007

14.- Yang, Mayfair Mei-hui, Gifts, Favors and Banquets. The Art of Social Relationships in China, Cornell University Press, New York, 1994.


Fundamental Internet Portals

1.- Internet Guide for China Studies, Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg University
http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/

2.- ChinaSite.com:The Complete Reference to China/Chinese-Related Web Sites
http://chinasite.com

3.- China Europe International Business School, Shanghai, China.
http://www.ceibs.edu/

4.- Government Organizations Of The People's Republic of China
http://www.chinabusiness.com/govern/

5.- John Fairbank Memorial. Chinese History Virtual Library, Harvard University
http://www.cnd.org/fairbank

6.- Royal Elcano Institute
http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal

7.- United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
http://www.unaoc.org/content/view/91/126/lang,english/

Additional bibliography or material:

Books, articles, analyses

1.- Nathan, Andrew, y Ross, Robert, The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress. China's Search for Security, New York, W. W. Norton & Company, 1997.

2.- Segal, Gerald, 'Does China matter', Foreign Affairs, Sept./Oct. 1999, vol. 78, nº 5

3.- Song, Qiang et al., Zhongguo keyi shuo bu (China Can Say No), Beijing, Zhonghua Gongshang Lianhe Chubanshe, 1996.

4.- Soto, Augusto, 'Cambio de dirigencia en China y oportunidades para España', Real Instituto Elcano (29/7/2002)
http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/analisis/50.asp

5.- Soto, Augusto, 'China and the Iran crisis', Real Instituto Elcano (6/1/2006)
http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4k3NHYFSYGYTn76kShCBvGOCBFvfV-P_NxU_QD9gtzQiHJHRUUA-qvVeQ!!/delta/base64
xml/L0lDU0lKQ1RPN29na21BISEvb0VvUUFBSVFnakZJQUFRaENFSVFqR0VBLzRKRmlDbzBlaDFpY29uUVZHaGQtc0lRIS83XzRfM0Y3LzEzNjg5Mg!!?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_4_3F7_
WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/Elcano_in/Zonas_in/ARI%2049-2006

6.- Soto, Augusto, 'China's military modernisation and the possible end to the EU arms embargo' 1/12/2004
http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/Elcano_in/Zonas_in/ARI%20176-2004

7.- Soto, Augusto, ¿La vocación global de China a través de sus personalidades¿ 29/10/2009
http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/elcano/elcano_es/zonas_es/asia-pacifico/ari152-2009

8.- Vandermeersch, L., Le nouveau Monde sinisé, París, Presses universitaires de France, 1986.

Horarios y secciones

Grupo Profesor Departamento
Luis Torras Consolación Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad

Horario

Del 10/9/2018 al 29/10/2018:
Cada lunes de 11:00 a 14:00. (Excepto: 24/9/2018 y 15/10/2018)