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CEE:The emergence of China in 21st century (B60004)

General information

Type:

OP

Curs:

5

Period:

S semester

ECTS Credits:

2 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group Teacher Department Language
Luis Torras Consolación Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad ENG

Prerequisites

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

Workload distribution

Professors: Augusto Soto and Luis Torras

a) Lecture time: 18 hours
b) Participatory lecture (student's active involvement in class): 9 hours
c) Homework time: 15 hours*
d) Feedback: 2 hours
Total: 44 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.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

Students will have the necessary knowledge to understand national and international conditions of one of the superpowers of the XXI century

Course Learning Objectives

1.- Discern continuities which exist between the traditional past and China in the XXI century

2.- Outline and substantiate reasons for the success of China's reform and openness to the outside world

3.- Discuss with insight the impact of modernization on Chinese life since 1978

4.- Utilize the latest methods of Web-based technology to communicate with Chinese 'netizens'

5.- Discern and substantiate the main points of cooperation and friction between Beijing and the outside world

6.- Outline and substantiate a wide range of reasons behind Chinese and foreign interpretations of China's power and anticipate new developments

7.- Familiarize with available resources for learning about a wide range of China's contemporay issues

CONTENT

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 1978-2018

3.1.- The main reforms
3.2.- Openness: from local to global (politics, economy, mentality)
3.3.- From the first to the fifth 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 2015
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 and Skype, Facebook, LinkedIn,Twitter equivalents in China
6.3.- The scope of expression and 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 challenge 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)

Relation between Activities and Contents

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Discussion of David Moser                      
China's Constitutions (1954, 1975, 1978, 1982)                      
Deng Xiaoping, Seeking Truth from Facts, 1978                      
The student tries to discern possible courses of action to solve the crisis                      
The student discusses the meaning of Confucianism in contemporary China and East Asia                      
The students discuss about the strategic implications of the Internet in China                      
The student analyses China's main foreign vectors, especially Beijing ties within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization                      
The student reflects on China as an opportunity and as a challenge for Europe                      
The student expresses his/her viewpoint on each topic (open debate)                      
The student explains the main motivations of China's self-perceptions                      
The student explains interpretations and motivations of Western views of China                      
To introduce a text and discuss it                      
Final Report                      

Methodology

ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN

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

Assessment criteria

· Text and discussion: Each student will be actively involved both individually and collectively (as a part of a permanent discussing work (groups of 3-5 students). Each class a group will introduce a text and a China-related topic in the news and discuss it with the rest of the class.

· Final report: Each student will submit a final report on a subject discussed during class (max. 10 pages)

Grading requirements

a) Each student will be actively involved both individually and collectively (as a part of a permanent discussing work (groups of 3-5 students). Each class a group will introduce a text and a China-related new and discuss it with the rest of the class. Percentage of final grade: 50%

b) Each student will submit a final report on a subject discussed during class (max. 10 pages). Percentage of final grade: 50%

Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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 2001-2018
- Duchâtel, Mathieul and Sheldon Duplaix, Blue China: Navigating the Maritime Silk Road to Europe, ECFR 2018
- 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.- Brown, Kerry, The World According to Xi: Everything you Need to Know About the New China Paperback [Will be released in September 2018].

2.- China 2030. Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society, The World Bank, Development Research Center of the State Council, People's Republic of China, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2013.

3- Dumas, C. and Choyleva, D., The American Phoenix, and Why China and Europe Will Struggle After the Coming Slump, Profile Books, 2011.

4.- Dumas, Charles, China and America: A Time of Reckoing, Profile Books, 2008.

5.- Eichengreen, Barry, Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System, Oxford University Press, 2012.

6.- Elliott, Douglas and Kai Yan, John L. Thorton ,The Chinese Financial System. An Introduction and Overview,China Center, Brookings Institution, July 2013.

7.- Fenby, Jonathan, Tiger Head, Snake Tails, Simon & Schuster, 2012.

8.- Fenby, Jonathan, Will China Dominate the 21st Century?, Polity, 2014.

9.- Ferguson, Niall, The Great Degeneration, Penguin, 2014.

10.- Ferguson, Niall, Civilization. The West and the rest, Penguin, 2012.

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

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

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

14.- Jacques, Martin, When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order, The Penguin Press, New York, 2009.

15.- Kissinger, Henry, On China, Penguin Press, New York, 2011

16.- Pettis, Michael, Avoiding the Fall: China's Economic Restructuring, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2013.

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

18.- , Morrison, Wayne, M., China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States Specialist in Asian Trade and Finance, October 9, 2014. Congressional Research Service.

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

20.- Rickards, James, Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis, Portfolio, 2012.

21.- Roach, Stephen, Unbalanced: the Codependency of America and China, Yale University Press, 2014.

22.- Sachs, Goldman, «Harnessing global capital to drive the next phase of China's growth», February 2015.

23.- Sanderson, H. and Forsythe, M., China's Superbank: Debt, Oil and Influence - How China Development Bank is Rewriting the Rules of Finance, Bloomberg Press, 2013.

24.- Shambaugh, David. China Goes Global: The Partial Power, Oxford University Press, 2013.

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

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

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

28.- Soto, Augusto, "Is there an ideological rift with China?", December 16th, 2010,
http://www.theglobalexperts.org/comment-analysis/ideological-rift-china

29.- Soto, Augusto, "The China-Japan crisis in a broader perspective", November 26th, 2012
http://www.theglobalexperts.org/comment-analysis/chinajapan-crisis-broader-perspective

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

31.- Tamames, R. and Dabasa, F., China Tercer Milenio, Planeta, 2014.

32.- Torras, Luis, El despertar de China. Claves para entender el gigante asiático en el siglo XXI, Instituto de Estudios Económicos, Madrid, 2013

33.- 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

34.- Dominic Wilson y Roopa Purushothaman«Dreaming With BRICs: The Path to 2050», , Goldman Sachs, Global Economics Paper N 99, October 2003.

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

36.- Zhang, Joe, Inside China's Shadow Banking: The Next Subprime Crisis, Enrich Professional Publishing, 2013.

37.- Zhang Wei-Wei, The China Wave: Rise of a Civilizational State, Singapore, World Scientific, 2012

38.- Zhang, Weiying, The Logic of the Market: An Insider's View of Chinese Economic Reform, Cato Institute, 2015.









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.- Dialogue with China Project
http://www.dialoguewithchina.eu

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

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

7.- The European Chamber of Commerce in China
http://www.europeanchamber.com.cn/en/home

8.- 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's military modernisation and the possible end to the EU arms embargo' 1/12/2004
http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano/contenidoWCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/Elcano_in/Zonas_in/ARI%20176-2004

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




Timetable and sections

Group Teacher Department
Luis Torras Consolación Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad

Timetable

From 2018/9/10 to 2018/10/29:
Each Monday from 11:00 to 14:00. (Except: 2018/9/24 and 2018/10/15)