| Unit name | China, Japan and the RIse of East Asia |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOLM4000 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Zhang |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
For a century and more, China and Japan have been the dominant intra-regional influences on the social, economic and geo-political development of East Asia. This core unit will be concerned with the dynamics and consequences of Chinese and Japanese influence, not only for the region in general, but for China and Japan themselves. Team-taught by specialists in the relevant areas, this unit will focus, inter alia, on the recent histories of Chinese and Japanese influence, the regional spread of Japanese business investment, the implications of the rapid expansion of the Chinese economy and the policy and security issues associated with these and other developments. The contents of this core unit are conceived not only as substantive areas of interest in their own right, but as introductions to many of the issues that will be discussed in more detail in the optional units.
