Politics in China
Xi Jinping has led China for just over a decade. In that time he has fundamentally altered politics in the country, pursued a different economic agenda to his predecessors, and adopted a more assertive and confrontational foreign policy. Understand what these changes mean for China, the region, and the world.
DELIVERY MODE
- Face-to-Face
SUGGESTED READING
- Richard McGregor, Xi Jinping: The Backlash (Penguin/Lowy Institute, 2019). ISBN 1760893048
- Xi Jinping, The Governance of China (four volumes, 2014-2022)
- Josh Chin and Liza Lin, Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control (St Martin’s Press, 2022)
COURSE OUTLINE
- Politics in China since 2013
- Xi Jinping’s governance objectives - Common Prosperity and the China Dream
- The growing role of social control
- Foreign policy - potential flashpoints in the South China Sea and Taiwan
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand political developments in China since Xi Jinping’s rise to power
- Understand the main objectives of Xi Jinping’s domestic policies
- Understand the implications for the rest of the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world
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