GISDepartment of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies

This course will address the basic knowledge, theoretical models and perspectives of Chinese domestic politics and foreign policy. For domestic politics, this course will introduce the Chinese political ideology and party-state structure, and analyze the current political institution and leadership system, as well as its political struggle and possible agenda for political reform. For foreign policy, this course will shed some light on the black box of Chinese foreign policy decision-making process, elaborate the hot topics related to Chinese foreign policy including nationalism, maritime ambition, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) strategy, and finally provide some detailed analysis on China’s most two important bilateral foreign relations: China-US relations and China-Japan relations.

To help students gain basic knowledge, theoretical models and perspectives of Chinese domestic politics and foreign policy. Students will obtain the ability and skills to analyze issues related to Chinese politics and foreign policy. Students will also be able to deepen their understanding about what is happening related to China nowadays.

Will be able to gain “DP 1”, “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

英語 / English

Lectures will be conducted based on PowerPoint slides every week. Students are required to read related materials to prepare for classes in advance. There will be also time for team discussion in class. Students are also required to do the assignments weekly. Feedbacks and comments for assignments of previous class are given at the beginning of class.

あり / Yes

なし / No

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]：Introduction and Orientation

Introduction and Orientation

2[対面/face to face]：Chinese Political Ideology and the Party-State Structure

This theme deals with the role of Marxism-Leninism in Chinese politics and party-state system.

3[対面/face to face]：The Collective Leadership and Chinese Political Institution

This theme deals with the so-called collective leadership and the operating political institution.

4[対面/face to face]：Factions in CPC: Princelings VS Communist Youth League; Beijing VS Shanghai

This theme deals with the power struggle among different political factions in Chinese Communist Party.

5[対面/face to face]：The Anti-Corruption Campaign and Chinese Political Struggle

This theme covers the anti-corruption campaign and its relationship with China’s political struggle.

6[対面/face to face]：The Agenda of Chinese Economic and Political Reform

This theme deals with China’s economic and political reforms.

7[対面/face to face]：Chinese Social Structure and State-Social Relations

This theme deals with China’s social structure and hierarchy.

8[対面/face to face]：The Black Box of Chinese Foreign Policy Decision-Making

This theme deals with the decision-making process of foreign policy.

9[対面/face to face]：Nationalism, Public Opinions and Chinese Foreign Policy

This theme deals with China’s nationalism and its influence on foreign policy.

10[対面/face to face]：China’s Rising Maritime Strategy and Territorial Disputes in the Seas

This theme deals with China’s maritime strategy and ambitions.

11[対面/face to face]：Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Asian Investment Bank (AIIB), and China’s New Foreign Strategy

This theme deals with China’s newly initiated BRI project, AIIB and its related foreign strategy.

12[対面/face to face]：New Type of Great Power Relations?: China-US Relations

This theme deals with China-US relations.

13[対面/face to face]：Two Tigers Can’t Share One Mountain? : China-Japan Relations

This theme deals with China-Japan relations.

14[対面/face to face]：China's Growing Role in International Organizations & Course Wrap-up;
Term Paper Submission Deadline

This theme deals with China's diplomacy related to international organizations.

Students are required to read the designated materials for each topic in advance. Details are included in the References. Students are also required to do weekly assignments and submit by the due time. Preparatory study and assignment time for this course is about three hours per week.

No textbooks. Handouts will be distributed every week.

References exclusively for each theme:
Week 2: Guo, Sujian (2013), Chinese Politics and Government: Power, Ideology and Organization, New York: Routledge. Chapter IV Political ideology, pp89-128.
Week 3: Nikkei Asian Review (2017), Xi Jinping and the end of collective leadership, October 23
Week 4 Lai(2012), Alexis, One party, Two coalitions: China’s factional politics, CNN, Nov.9
Week 5 Fabre (2017), Guilhem, Xi jinping’s Challenge: What is behind China’s anti-corruption campaign, Journal of Self-Governance and Management Economics, 5(2), 7-28.
Week 6 Yu, Keping, What political reform looks like in China, Huffington Post, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/keping-yu/china-political-reform_b_6075464.html
Week 7: Jakobson (2016), Linda and Ryan Manuel, How are foreign policy decisions made in China?, Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp101-110.
Week8: Lu (2014), Rachel, China’s new class hierarchy: A guide, Foreign Policy, April 25.
Week 9: Pang (2017), Qin, and Nicholas Thomas, Chinese nationalism and trust in East Asia, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 47, Issue 5, pp 815-838.
Week 10: Xie (2014), Zhihai, China’s rising maritime strategy: Implications for its territorial disputes, Journal of Contemporary East Asian Studies, Vol.3, Issue 2, pp 111-124.
Week 11: Ploberger (2017), Christian, One Belt, One Road-China’s new grand strategy, Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies,Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp 289-305.
Week 12: Bo (2017), Zhiyue, Xi Jinping’s US policy: Builing a ‘new type of major-country relationship’, in Bo Zhiyue ed., China-US Relations in Global Perspective, Victoria University Press
Week 13 : Zhao (2016), Suisheng, China’s difficult relations with Japan: Pragmatism, superficial, and historical memories, Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, Vol. 1, Issue 4, pp335-353.
Week 14: Xie (2011), Zhihai, The Rise of China and Its Growing Role in International Organizations, ICCSJournal of Modern China Studies, Vol. 4(1), pp85-96.

Other general references:
Bo (2017), Zhiyue ed., China-US Relations in Global Perspective, Victoria University Press.
Guo (2013), Sujian, Chinese Politics and Government: Power, Ideology and Organization, New York: Routledge.
Lampton (2014), David M., Following The Leader: Ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, University of California Press.
Lynch (2015), Daniel C., China’s Futures: PRC Elites Debate Economics, Politics, and Foreign Policy, Standford University Press.
Shambaugh (2014), David, China Goes Global: The Partial Power, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Shirk (2008), Susan L., China: Fragile Superpower, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Class Performance 20%; Weekly Assignments 40%; Term Paper 40%.

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