| Unit name | Contemporary Chinese Foreign Policy |
|---|---|
| Unit code | POLI30023 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Zhang |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit is designed to engage students in critical examination of key challenges to Chinese foreign policy and international relations. It looks at how history, geography and domestic politics combined help shape China’s world outlook, as well as the motivations, objectives and drivers of Chinese foreign policy. It also examines the structure and processes of Chinese foreign policy-making in China’s Party-state political system with particular reference to the new leadership of Xi Jinping. Within this analytical framework, major challenges to Chinese foreign policy are to be discussed, including China’s great power relations with the US and Japan, China’s pursuit of regionalism in East Asia, and China’s engagement with economic globalization and global governance. Through these discussions, the global impact of a rising China is also to be debated.
This unit aims to help students:
• Acquire an analytical understanding of various aspects of contemporary Chinese foreign policy;
• Develop analytical ability/skill to explain the structure and processes of Chinese foreign policy making;
• Formulate critical assessment of China’s changing role in global politics and world economy; and
• Understand the impact of a rising China on the transformation of the regional and global international system.
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
• Obtain a broad understanding of key drivers of Chinese foreign policy;
• Demonstrate critical knowledge about the structure and processes of Chinese foreign policy making;
• Engage in critical analysis of various challenges of and to Chinese foreign policy;
• Make informed assessment of the impact of a rising China on regional and global international relations.
The unit will be taught through blended learning methods, including a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching activities
Both assess all learning outcomes.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. POLI30023).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
