POLI 321 CHINESE POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT

Instructor: Professor Xiaojun Li & Linting Zhang

Course Schedule (Winter 2016): Tus &Thu 3:30 5.00 pm
Location: Iona 301
Office location: Room 275, C.K Choi
Building

E-mail address: linting.zhang@gmail.com

Office Hours: Thursdays, 10 to 12pm, or by appointment

Course Description:
This course presents an introductory overview of China's political and economic development
from 1949 to the present as well as the challenges that the leadership and average citizens face in
China today. We begin with a review of Chinas long-term trajectory and the particular
dilemmas and traumas that China faced at the beginning of the 20th century. We then unpack the
pillars of governance put in place under the Mao regime, as well as the tensions that led to the
Cultural Revolution. The larger second half of the course focuses on the reform period that began
nearly forty years ago, in the fall of 1978. Among the topics covered are Chinas political
institutions, the economy, legal system, corruption, environmental protection, and media and
political participation.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course, students should be able to
1. Describe the key empirical characteristics of several major events and key individuals
in twentieth and twenty-first century China;
2. Become acquainted with major theoretical approaches to political change in modern
China and use them to guide their research;
3. Recognise the diversity of views and approaches in describing and explaining key issues
in modern Chinese politics;
4. Develop a personal interpretation of key issues in Chinese politics by articulating their
own argument;
5. Develop their academic writing skills, by writing clear, organized and persuasive
analytical essays.
Prerequisites:

Enrolment is restricted to third and fourth year students. The course is otherwise open to anyone
and does not assume any knowledge of Chinese Politics.
Required Texts:
Textbook
Lieberthal, Kenneth. 2004. Governing China: from Revolution Through Reform. 2d edition. New
York: Norton.
Articles
PDFs and links provided on the Piazza website
Course Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading:
Class Participation
Name and Map Quiz
Think Piece 1 (DUE on October 13) *
Think Piece 2 (DUE on November 24)
Final Exam (2 hours, December, set by Registrars Office)

10%
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25%
40%

* PAPER SUBMISSION:
YOU MUST SUBMIT PAPERS TWICE:
- 1. BRING A HARD COPY TO CLASS ON THE DUE DATE
- 2. SUBMIT YOUR PAPER TO TURNITIN.COM BY END OF DAY ON THE DUE
DATE
The TA will grade the paper and the exams, in close association with the instructor.
Rationale of the Assignments:
Given the complexity of some elements of Chinese politics, readings are relatively heavier than
for an average Poli Sci course. As a counterpart, almost no additional personal research is
required. The assignments encourage you to take time to do the readings, think about the lectures,
and develop a personal interpretation of Chinese Politics.
Both readings and lectures are crucial components of the course and are interrelated. It will be
impossible to achieve a good course grade without attending lectures AND completing the
assigned readings.
Lectures are designed to introduce the key chronology of events, key concepts, and key
theoretical debates. They will also bring in contemporary issues and key recent cases.
The course reader has been carefully designed to provide essential context on all key issues and
to expand on important theoretical concepts.
Piazza:

A Piazza section has been set up for the purpose of the class. The TAs and I will use it to post
important announcements or links to relevant articles from newspapers such as the New York
Times, the Financial Times, the China Daily, the South China Morning Post, the Far Eastern
Economic Review, or the Economist. Please check the section regularly.
In addition, all the information about the course (syllabus, announcements, key articles) will be
on Piazza. It will also include links to some of the best sources of information on China.
I also warmly encourage you to post comments or questions on Vista. For example, if some
lecture presentation or some reading did not seem clear to you, chances are that they were not
clear for anybody. I will be happy to prepare an additional handout or to make an additional
explanation in class.
You can also always email the TAs or me. We welcome your questions and feedback.
Class Participation
To encourage class participation, a grade will be assigned (5 points). Class participation is based
upon both quantity and quality (for example, a quality intervention can immediately earn 2
points). I will assess participation at the end of each class and cumulate points class after class.
However, given the size of the class and given the preferences of some students, you have two
other alternatives to earn all or part of the 10 points.
The alternative is to participate in the class discussion via Piazza (before or after the lectures). If
you have interesting comments on the readings or on a lecture, of if you would like to answer
one of the questions covered in class after giving it some thoughts at home, you are welcome to
post a comment on the site. That will count as full participation and will accrue toward the
maximum of 10 participation points.
Participation grades will be fully transparent. At any moment, you are welcome to query about
your accrued participation grade to date by sending me an email. In exceptional cases, I will
break the limit of 10 points and give a maximum of 2 additional bonus points.
Student Ownership of the Course:
Maximizing the learning chances for the maximum of students is the primary goal of this course.
It is well-known that learning will be maximized if students are involved in as many elements of
the course as possible. Therefore, I encourage any possible student involvement and any
proposal that you may have.
1. I welcome any idea or recommendation regarding lecture contents.
2. I warmly welcome any feedback by email or personal meeting. I will always take them into
account.
Academic Integrity and Turnitin.com:

The University takes the issue of plagiarism very seriously. Students should be aware of the
following statement taken from the UBC Calendar: The penalty for substantial or complete
plagiarism ... normally is suspension from the University. All students are required to submit an
electronic copy of their essay to TurnItIn <http://www.turnitin.com/static/home.html> , an
internet-based service to which UBC subscribes. This is a service that checks textual material for
originality. It is increasingly used in universities North American and the UK, and it is Political
Science Department policy to use it for term papers in undergraduate courses. For more
information, a page describing TurnItIn, and UBCs reasons for using it is available at:
http://www.vpacademic.ubc.ca/integrity/turnitin/. See also UBCs statement on plagiarism at:
http://students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,0 .
Originality of Papers for the Course
All written work submitted by students must be original. Work submitted for evaluation
must not be (or have been) submitted in other courses. Overlap between essays in this course and
other courses will show up as a form of plagiarism in Turnitin.com.
Exception can be given in cases of a larger project for several classes, but only with advance
written approval of the instructors and a clear understanding that a paper prepared for more than
one course might well be subject to different (more demanding) standards of evaluation.
How to Submit your Paper to Turnitin.com
To submit your paper at TurnitIn, log onto the site: http://www.turnitin.com/static/home.html.
Click on the create a user profile link and select student on the pull-down menu. To enroll,
you will be asked to enter your class ID (13480075) and class enrollment password
(poli321). Once you have enrolled, when you login you will be taken to the page showing your
classes. Click on Poli 321A-Fall 2016, and then click on submit and choose one of the
options to submit your paper. You will not receive credit for your essay unless it is submitted to
TurnItIn.
Think Pieces
Think pieces will contribute towards the five learning objectives outlined at the beginning of the
syllabus: you will develop a personal interpretation of Chinese politics by presenting your own
argument; recognize the diversity of views present by rebutting an alternative argument; to do
this you will need to describe key empirical facts, as well as make use of relevant theoretical
approaches (taken from readings, lectures, and class web links). This exercise will only be
persuasive if you write in a clear, organized and analytical style.
Everyone will answer the same question for the first think piece, which is listed below for the
lecture on September 22. For the second think piece, students will be given a list of questions
and will need to choose one as their think piece topic.

Grading Criteria for Think Pieces and Exam Essays:

Specifically, the paper must do the following five things:
1. Present an analytical argument that is a clear answer to the question (Is the
question answered? Is there a personal argument presented in the first 10 lines and
defended throughout the essay? Quality of argument);
2. Address at least one alternative argument from the literature related to the question
(which is another possible answer to the question) (integration of class material and
readings);
3. Offer some factually correct, compelling evidence to support your argument (quality
of empirical research);
4. Use existing theoretical approaches when relevant (integration of class material and
readings, consistent citation style);
5. Communicate the above in a clear, structured, analytical style (good outline, good
transitions, good writing style).
Specific formal requirements:
1. You must footnote all references (quotes, use of evidence, etc), or use brackets in
the text
2. You must include a final bibliography (using a consistent, broadly accepted format, no
matter which one)
3. The essay must adhere to standard rules of English concerning spelling, grammar, and
vocabulary
4. Length: 4 pages minimum, 6 pages maximum, not including notes and bibliography
(we may not continue reading beyond 6 pages)
5. Font: 12 points (no 10 point allowed)
6. Margins: one-inch margins
7. Spacing: double-spaced
8. Use track changes in WORD for your revision.
Resources needed to write the papers:
1. The class readings and lectures are sufficient to make a good paper.
2. For some topics, however, it may be helpful to complement the required readings
with some supplementary readings. Many relevant suggested readings have been
added to Connect.
Grading Criteria for Think Pieces, Research Papers, and Exam Essays:
1. Is the question answered?
2. Is there a personal argument presented in the first 10 lines and defended throughout the essay?
3. Clarity, Organization, Structure (good outline, good transitions)
4. Integration of class material, facts, and readings to back up the argument
5. (for revision only): Has the revised paper successfully addressed the comments and feedback
for improvement?

TYPICAL PITFALLS OBSERVED IN PAST CLASSES:

A large number of papers tended not to present a personal causal argument in response to a
clearly identified question. The argument should be clearly stated within the first 2 paragraphs
of the introduction, on page 1. It should be engaging and original (personal). It should present an
explanation to a puzzling question.
The introduction of many papers did not fulfill the stated requirements. Within one page, a
strong introduction should introduce the question upfront, present the argument, and give a
roadmap for the paper.
Many papers were written in a descriptive way, going through a historical analysis of key
phenomena. Rather, political science papers should be argumentative and clearly organized. It is
important to fight against alternative explanations and to defend your position in forceful ways.
Each of the clearly indicated 3 or 4 sections should be there to back up the argument. After
presenting facts and evidence, it is important to extract concluding statements, stating what the
facts show and how they prove your point.
Political science is always concerned with understanding general relationships and processes
that are hidden behind messy events. This is where the focus of research papers must be.
Many papers did not integrate enough political processes and did not extract larger political
lessons.
GRADING SCALE (based on Faculty of Arts recommendations, see web site:
http://www.arts.ubc.ca/FOA/doa/GradingGL.htm)(as edited by Professor Max Cameron)
80% to 100% (A- to A+)
This grade is reserved for exceptional papers. An exceptional paper must demonstrate strong
evidence of original thinking around a clearly articulated thesis; the paper should have a good
structure and be well organized; the paper should demonstrate a capacity to analyze and
synthesize; it should also demonstrate superior grasp of the subject matter with sound critical
evaluations; evidence of extensive knowledge base is expected; clear and effective writing style
and appropriate referencing format are also expected.
68% to 79% (B- to B+)
Grades in this range are given for competent papers. A competent paper will have a clear if not
original thesis statement and develop the thesis with sound argumentation; a reasonably coherent
structure and organization of the material is expected; the paper will show evidence of a good
grasp of subject matter; some evidence of critical capacity and analytic ability is expected as well
as a reasonable understanding of relevant issues; although a substantial research effort may not
have been made, there should be evidence of familiarity with the most relevant literature.
50% to 67% (D to C+)
An adequate paper will be awarded a grade in this range. Such a paper lacks or does not
develop a coherent or clear thesis statement, but some effort is made to structure the paper
around an argument; nevertheless, there is little attempt to develop or sustain a coherent
argument throughout the paper; the paper should demonstrate an understanding of the subject
matter; it should also show an ability to develop solutions to simple problems in the material;

normally, a paper in this range will reflect acceptable but uninspired work; it will not be
seriously faulty but will lack style and vigor (especially in argumentation).
00% to 49% (F)
Inadequate paper. This grade is reserved for papers with little or no evidence of understanding
of the subject matter; no thesis statement is made; there are weaknesses in critical and analytic
skills; major errors are made in discussions of the subject matter; the literature used is limited or
irrelevant; or the subject is not on the list of paper topics or has not received prior approval by
the instructor.
Penalties for Late Papers:
VERY IMPORTANT!
Think pieces should be handed in class on or before the due date. Alternatively, I will accept
think pieces that are turned in my mailbox in the Poli Sci office or personally in my office.
Under exceptional circumstances (printer problems, commuting problems), I will accept papers
that are turned in as email attachments.
Late think pieces are thoroughly discouraged. Extensions will not be granted except for illness
or extraordinary circumstances. In most cases, I will ask for a written document (either from a
doctor or from Arts Advising).
The late penalty is 3 points per day (including week-end days), beginning the first morning
after the due date.
Re-grading policy
We hope there will be no reason to contest a grade. If you strongly feel that your grade on an
assignment does not reflect the quality of your work, though, you may appeal through the
following procedure: write a memo that explains, in as much detail as possible, why you think
you should have received a different grade. Give the memo to your TA, along with your graded
assignment and a letter in which you formally request a re-grade. If you and your TA cannot
reach agreement on your grade, your TA will pass the materials to the instructor, who will
reevaluate the work and assign a new grade, which may be higher, lower, or identical to the one
you originally received. This new grade will be final.
Final Exam
The exams are based on readings and lecture material. It is your responsibility to know what has
happened in class. A curve is not used in the grading, so you are not competing with each other.
One week before the final exam the instructor will hand out a study guide. Although the study
guide is comprehensive, nothing will be on the exam that is not on the study guide. The final
exam will consist of three parts: (I) identify a number of terms with a single sentence answer, (II)
identify concepts and issues with a single paragraph answer and (III) essay questions. The
grading for each section is as follows Part I: 30%, Part II: 30% and Part III: 40%.
Other Course Formalities: Final Exam, Students with Disability, Academic Honesty

The final exam will be scheduled through the University scheduling system. Make your holiday
arrangements accordingly. No make-up or alternate final exams will be scheduled. Exemptions
can only be granted based on written documentation (either medical documents or a letter from
Arts Students Advising)
The University accommodates students with disabilities who have registered with the Disability
Resource Centre. The University accommodates students whose religious obligations conflict
with attendance, submitting assignments, or completing scheduled tests and examinations.
Please let your instructor know in advance, preferably in the first week of class, if you will
require any accommodation on these grounds. Students who plan to be absent for varsity
athletics, family obligations, or other similar commitments, cannot assume they will be
accommodated, and should discuss their commitments with the instructor before the drop date.
Students should retain a copy of all submitted assignments (in case of loss) and should also retain
all their marked assignments in case they wish to apply for a Review of Assigned Standings.
Students have the right to view their marked examinations with their instructor, providing they
apply to do so within a month of receiving their final grades. This review is for pedagogic
purposes. The examination remains the property of the university.
Respectful University Environment
UBC recognizes that the best possible environment for working, learning and living is one in
which respect, civility, diversity, opportunity and inclusion are valued. The full UBC Statement
on Respectful Environment for Students, Faculty and Staff can be found at
http://www.hr.ubc.ca/respectful-environment/files/UBC-Statement-on-Respectful-Environment2014.pdf. Students should read this statement carefully and take note of both the protections and
the responsibilities that it outlines for all members of the UBC community. Students should also
review the Student Code of Conduct
(http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=3,54,750,0).
This course values frank discussion, healthy debate, and the free and respectful exchange of
ideas. Students are welcome to voice and defend their views, which may differ from those of
other students or of the instructor. However, disrespectful behavior, including bullying and
harassment, will not be tolerated. The instructor and teaching assistant will
be professional and respectful in all their exchanges with students, and students will exercise
similar professionalism and respect in their interactions with each other, with the teaching
assistant, and with the instructor.
If you have any concerns about the class environment, please raise them with the instructor. You
also have the options of contacting the Head of the Political Science Department, UBCs Equity
and Inclusion Office (http://equity.ubc.ca), or the UBC Ombudsperson for Students
(http://ombudsoffice.ubc.ca/contactus/).

Course Outline
**This schedule is subject to change**
**Refer to the course website for the most up-to-date version**
September 6: Introduction, overview of class, requirements and expectations
To browse after class as an introduction to Chinese geography, diversity and politics:
- Short movie: 10mn and you know about China (2011):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWJeAEvjl0M&feature=related
- Useful site on Chinese geography: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/geo/land.htm
and population: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/geo/people.htm
- Interesting: Edward Burtynsky (Manufactured Landscapes, great documentary) has a page on
China, with a lot of details and GREAT pictures: http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/index.html
- Special report on China by the Financial Times (Dec 2012):
http://www.ft.com/intl/reports/china-2012?ftcamp=traffic/email/content/reportalert//memmkt
- Special report on Chinas economy by The Economist (May 2012):
http://www.economist.com/node/21555762
September 8: From Decline of Empire to Formation of the PRC
Lieberthal, Chapters 1 and 2
Recommended:
China: A century of revolution - part 1, China in Revolution 1911-1949
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7C40M9GM3k
September 13: Mao Zedong and the CCP
(TBD: Guest speaker, Professor Tim Cheek, Director of the Centre for Chinese Research, expert
on Chinese intellectuals and Chinese Communist Party history)
Lieberthal, Chapter 3.
Recommended:
Mao, Zedong. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung (the little red book):
http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/works/red-book/
Chapter 1: The Communist Party
Chapter 2: Classes and Class Struggle
Chapter 21: Self-Reliance and Arduous Struggle
Chapter 22: Methods of Thinking and Methods of Work

September 15: Socialist System and State (Hukou, Danwei, Central Planning, Power
structure)
Lieberthal, Chapter 6
September 20: Socialist Transformation and the Great Leap Forward
Lieberthal, Chapter 4: pp 84-108.
September 29: The Cultural Revolution
Question: Taking into consideration Chinas historical context in the century prior to 1949, do
you think Mao Zedongs overall legacy has been mostly positive or negative for China?
(TBD: Guest speaker, Gu Xiong, artist and Professor, Department of Art History, Visual Art, and
Theory)
Lieberthal, Chapter 4: pp 109-122.

October 4: The Rise of Deng and the Succession Problem

Lieberthal, Chapter 5, pp.123-131, 148-167.

October 6: From Planned to Market Economy

Lieberthal, Chapter 8, pp. 243-250.
On Questions of Party History: Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our
Party Since the Founding of the Peoples Republic on China Beijing Review, Vol. 24,
No. 27 (July 6, 1981), pp. 10-39.
Speech by Deng Xiaoping:
BUILD SOCIALISM WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS
June 30, 1984 http://www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/China/Deng/Building.htm
October 11: TVEs, SOEs and the Rise of the Private Sector
Lieberthal, Chapter 8, pp. 251-263.

October 13: How China escaped the Poverty Trap

Guest speaker: Professor Yuen Yuen Ang, University of Michigan

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October 18: Limits of the Reform and Tiananmen

Lieberthal, Chapter 5, pp. 131-148.
Andrew Walder, The Political Sociology of the Beijing Upheaval of 1989, Problems of
Communism, Vol. 38, Issue 5 (September-October 1989).
June T. Dreyer, The People's Liberation Army and the Power Struggle of 1989, Problems of
Communism, Vol. 38, Issue 5 (September-October 1989).
Recommended:
Pu, Bao, Renee Chiang, and Adi Ignatius. 2009. Part I: The TianAnMen Massacre, in Prisoner of
the State: the Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang. NY: Simon& Schuster. pp. 3-38
Gallagher, Mary Elizabeth. 2002. 'Reform and Openness: Why China's Economic Reforms
Have Delayed Democracy." World Politics, 54:3, pp. 338-72.

October 20: Reforms and Development after Tiananmen

Lieberthal, Kenneth. 2004. Chapter 8: Economic Development, in Governing China: from
Revolution Through Reform. 2d edition. New York: Norton. Pp. 263-272
Naughton, Barry. 2007. Chapter 4: Market Transition: Strategy and Process, in The Chinese
Economy: Transition and Growth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. pp. 100-111

October 25: Current Political Dynamics and Leadership Change

Lieberthal, Chapter 7: The Organization of Political Power and its Consequences, in Governing
China: from Revolution Through Reform. 2d edition. New York: Norton, pp. 233-242
Fewsmith, Joseph. 2008. Epilogue: the Seventeenth Party Congress, in China since Tiananmen,
Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 278-284
Recommended:
New York Times articles series on BO Xilai:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/bo_xilai/index.html
Zweig, David. 2013 Breaking the Bureaucratic Block to Chinas Development: Comments on
the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
http://www.asiapacific.ca/research-report/breaking-bureaucratic-blocks-chinasdevelopmentcomments

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October 27: China under Xi: Corruption and Anticorruption

Melanie Manion. Taking Chinas Anti-corruption Campaign Seriously

November 1:China under Xi: Governance and Reforms

(Guest speaker: Professor Yves Tiberghien, Director of IAR, UBC)
Brown, Kerry. 2016. CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping. London: I.B.Tauris. Chapter 6 and
Conclusion
Recommended:
Financial Times. Xis China: Command and Control.
https://www.ft.com/content/dde0af68-4db2-11e6-88c5-db83e98a590a
Financial Times. Xis China: The Rise of Party Politics
https://www.ft.com/content/57371736-4b69-11e6-88c5-db83e98a590a

November 3: Civil Society, Political Consultation and Deliberation: the case of Health
Reform in China
(Guest speaker: Yoel Kornerich, PhD Candidate, Political Science, UBC)
Lieberthal, Kenneth. 2004. Chapter 10: The state and society, in Governing China: from
Revolution Through Reform. 2d edition. New York: Norton. pp. 299-314.
Wei Zhou. In Search of Deliberative Democracy in China
http://www.publicdeliberation.net/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1192&context=jpd
Recommended:
He Baogang talk on authoritarian deliberation
https://ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu/the-buzz/for-baogang-he-influence-of-authoritativedeliberation-in-china-is-underestimated
Q&A: Steven Balla on NGO Law & Public Consultation
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/05/qa-prof-steven-balla-chinas-ngo-law-public-consultation/

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November 8: Environmental Politics and Governance

Lieberthal, Kenneth. 2004. Chapter 9, in Governing China: from Revolution Through Reform.
2d edition. New York: Norton. pp. 273-288.
Economy, Elizabeth. 2007. The Great Leap Backward? The Costs of Chinas Environmental
Crisis. Foreign Affairs, No.86, pp.38-59

November 10: Religious and Ethic Politics in China: The Case of Tibet (in-class Name
Quiz)
(Guest Speaker: Prof. Tsering Shakya)
Lieberthal, Kenneth. 2004. Chapter 11: China Faces the Future (The major transnational
challenges), in Governing China: from Revolution Through Reform. 2d edition. New York:
Norton. pp. 326-333.
https://jamestown.org/program/chinas-ethnic-policy-under-xi-jinping/
https://jamestown.org/program/toward-a-second-generation-of-ethnic-policies/

November 15: Population, Family Planning and Gender

(Guest speaker: Prof. Yue Qian, Sociology, UBC)
Feng, W. 2011. The Future of a Demographic Overachiever: Long-Term Implications of the
Demographic Transition in China. Population and Development Review, 37(s1), 173-190.

November 17: China in Global Governance

(Guest Speaker: Prof. Yves Tiberghien, Director of Asian Research, UBC)
Breslin, Shaun. 2013. China and the Global Order: Signaling Threat or Friendship?.
International Affairs, Vol.89, Issue 3, pp.615-634
Recommended:
Elizabeth C. Economy and Adam Segal. 2009. The G-2 Mirage: Why the United States and
China Are Not Ready to Upgrade Ties. Foreign Affairs, May/June.

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Tiberghien, Yves. 2011. East Asian Politics and the Great G20 Game: Convergence and
Divergence in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Approaches. East Asia Institute Working Paper
Series, No. 29, April, www.eai.or.kr/data/bbs/eng_report/2011042711113575.pdf

November 22: Canada-China Relations

(Guest speaker: Prof. Paul Evans, Institute of Asian Research)
Evans, Paul. 2014. Engaging China: Myth, Aspiration, and Strategy in Canadian Policy from
Trudeau to Harper. UTP Insights. University of Toronto Press, pp.1-11
Mulroney, David. 2015. Middle Power, Middle Kingdom: What Canadians Need to Know about
China in the 21st Century, Toronto: Allen Lane. Conclusion part.
Recommended:
Dobson& Evans, Living with Global China, in Farooq, Asif& Mcknight, Scott eds. 2016.
Moving Forward: Issues in Canada-China Relations.

November 24: Chinas Grand Strategy, Security and Territorial Disputes (Second Think
Piece Due)
Wang, Jisi. 2011. Chinas Search for a Grand Strategy: A Rising Great Power Finds Its Way.
Foreign Affairs, Vol.90, No.2, pp.68-79
Fravel, M.T. 2011. Chinas Strategy in the South China Sea. Contemporary Southeast Asia,
Vol.33, No.3, pp.292-319
Recommended:
Wang, Ban. 2016. Tianxia: Imperial Ambition or Cosmopolitanism? China Policy Institute
Analysis.
https://cpianalysis.org/2016/10/05/tianxia-imperial-ambition-or-cosmopolitanism/
Is Chinas Soft Power Strategy Working? China Power Project. CSIS.
http://chinapower.csis.org/is-chinas-soft-power-strategy-working/

November 29: Chinas Energy and Resource Policy

C. Fred Bergsten et al., eds. 2008. Chapter 7: Energy Implications of China's Growth, in
China's Rise: Challenges and Opportunities. pp. 137-162.

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Recommended:
Jiang, Wenran. 2010. The Dragon Returns: Canada in Chinas Quest for Energy Security.
China Papers. No.19
http://www.opencanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/The-Dragon-Returns_-Canada-inChinas-Quest-for-Energy-Security-Wenran-Jiang.pdf
December 1: Course Wrap-up and Review

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