On-campus & remote (online) learning available. Students participate in interactive, real-time classes. 2024 class dates: May 3, 10 & 17.
China's rise in the 21st century has created both tremendous opportunities and terrific challenges for the outside world. This course prepares current and future public sector professionals to engage with counterparts in China, even as geopolitical and geoeconomic rivalries create new challenges for bilateral and multilateral relationships. The course familiarizes participants with key features of China’s political and policymaking architecture, including its political system, decision-making processes, and policy tools. The course also explores how other countries have sought to engage China in the past and considers how successful these efforts have been. Lastly, the course empowers participants to develop policies for interacting with China in the years to come.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Critically discuss the basic workings of China’s party-state system, including recent changes.
- Participate in debates regarding the efforts of other countries to engage China in recent decades.
- Develop policies for interacting with China in the future.
Other Information
Penalties for exceeding the word limit on assessment tasks will be applied in keeping with the corresponding CAP guidelines.
Indicative Assessment
- Day 1 Presentation (3) [LO 1]
- Engagement Debate Paper (500 words) (32) [LO 2]
- Take Home Exam (65) [LO 1,2,3]
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Workload
The standard workload for a 3 unit course is 65 hours including class time and independent study.
Prescribed Texts
There are no prescribed texts for this course.
Preliminary Reading
Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung, "Has Xi Jinping made China’s political system more resilient and enduring?," Third World Quarterly, 43:1 (2022), pp. 225-243.
Barry Naughton, The Rise of China's Industrial Policy, 1978-2020 (Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónomica de México, 2021).
Margaret M. Pearson, Meg Rithmire, and Kellee S. Tsai, "China's Party-State Capitalism and International Backlash: From Interdependence to Insecurity," International Security 47:2 (2022), pp. 135–176.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 3 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 3.00 | 0.06250 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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