GOVT 50.03 The Rise of China

This course explores the growth of Chinese wealth and power, and implications of that growth for international politics. We begin by studying China’s economic and military rise, debating whether China can join the ranks of the world’s great powers. Then we discuss how China’s growing power will affect its relations with world’s current superpower, the United States. Is China catching up to the US? Are the United States and China doomed for superpower confrontation, or can China’s rise be accommodated within the US-led international order? In addition, we explore the implications of China’s rise for its relations with its neighbors, and for regional stability. Not open to students who have received credit for GOVT 81.10.

Instructor

Lind

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:INT or SOC; WCult:NW

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