Fall/Winter Timetable

JPA331H1S L0101

Rise of China as a Global Power

Themes

This course will take students through important domestic institutions and events in China that shape its current political landscape. Students will be prompted to think about the implications of domestic political factors for China’s rise as a global power. The course examines major China’s adventurism abroad, such as the Belt-and-Road Initiative, and what increasing footprints of Chinese state and private firms overseas mean for international politics.

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Contemporary Asian Studies Program)

Format and Requirements

One two-hour lecture per week.

Prerequisites

2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses, or 1.0 CAS credit

Exclusions
JPA331Y1 or POLC16H3