Title: Chinese Politics and Government
Syllabus
(Fall 2006)
Title: Chinese Politics and Government
Instructor: Sukhee Han
Time: 2-5pm (Thursday)
Institution: GSIS, YonseiUniversity
Course Description
“China is a sleeping giant. But when she awakes, she will shake the world”– Napoleon
At the dawn of the new millennium, the rise of China has become a hotly debated topic in international relations. The rise of Chinahas been clearly recognized in economic, military and political dimensions. Economically China has recorded the world’s fastest average growth rates of 9.5%, making its gross domestic product (GDP) more than quadrupled for two decades between 1978 and 1998. China’s military modernization backed by its economic affluence has successfully enhanced its military capability as strong as reaching to the status of a regional power, if not a world power yet. And as a member of the UN Security Council, a nuclear-armed power, and a major world economic actor, China’s political and diplomatic voices have had greater resonance in dealing with various world affairs, including the US war against terrorism, North Korean nuclear blackmail, and the world economic fluctuations.
Since the rise of China has become a defining element in international relations, it is highly required to understand the future implications of a wealthier, stronger, and more influential China in international community. The major goal of this class is to review the China’s rise and the international responses to it. In order to develop a balanced and comprehensive evaluation, this class offers to approach to it both from Chinese and from international perspectives.
Grades
Mid-term Exam: 20%
Final Research Paper: 40% - Paper should be composed of 15 pages with double spaces, size 10, Times New Roman. Footnotes should be added.
Presentation and Participation in the class discussion: 30%
Attendance: 10%
This is a graduate-level class, which is arranged to teach in English. All the students in this class should command an advanced level of English proficiency. This class is designed as a seminar course, not as a lecture course. Every student should complete the assigned reading before each class starts.
For further questions, please contact either through emails or by phone
Sukhee Han: Research Professor
Institute for Korean Unification Studies
Kim Dae-jung Presidential Library, YonseiUniversity
(02)2123-6893
Course Schedule
Introduction
March 4: Course description
The Rise of China and Its International Implications
March 11: Perspectives on the Rise of China
Denny Roy, “The ‘China Threat’ Issue: Major Arguments,”Asian Survey, vol. 36, no. 8 (August 1996), 758-771.
Denny Roy, “Hegemon on the Horizon? China’s threat to East Asian Security,”International Security, vol. 19, no. 1 (Summer 1994), 149-168.
Gerald Segal, “Does China Matter?”Foreign Affairs, vol. 78, no. 5 (September/ October 1999), 24-36.
Ivan Eland, “Is Chinese Military Modernization a Threat to the United States?”Policy Analysis (Cato Institute), no. 465 (January 23, 2003), 1-14.
Alastair Iain Johnston, “Is China a Status Quo Power?”International Security, vol. 27, no. 4 (Spring 2003), pp. 5-56.
March 18: Containment and Engagement
Randall L. Schweller, “Managing The Rise of Great Powers: History and theory,” in Engaging China, ed. by Alastair Iain Johnston and Robert S. Ross (New York: Routledge, 1999), 1-31.
Michel Oksenberg and Elizabeth Economy, “Introduction: China Joins the World,” in China Joins the World: Progress and Prospects, ed. by Elizabeth Economy and Michel Oksenberg (New York: Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1999), 1-41.
David Shambaugh, “Containment or Engagement of China? Calculating Beijing’s Responses,”International Security, vol. 21, no. 2 (Fall 1996), 180-209.
Zalmay Khalizad, “Congage China,”Rand Issue Papers, IP-187.
March 25: Engagement with enmeshment and socialization
Alastair Iain Johnstons and Paul Evans, “China’s Engagement with Multilateral Security Institutions,” in Engaging China, 235-272.
Alastair Iain Johnston, “The Myth of the ASEAN Way? Explaining the Evolution of the ASEAN Regional Forum,” in Imperfect Union: Security Institutions over Time and Space, ed. by Helga Haftendorn, Robert O. Keohane and Celeste A. Wallander (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999), 287-324.
Hongying Wang, “Multilateralism in Chinese Foreign Policy: The Limits of Socialization?” in China’s International Relations in the 21st Century, ed. by Weixing Hu, Gerald Chan, and Daojiong Zha (New York: University Press of America, Inc., 2000), 71-92.
Domestic Sources of Chinese Foreign Policy
April 1: Chinese World Views
David Shambaugh, “China’s Military Views the World: Ambivalent Security,”International Security, vol. 24, no. 3 (Winter 1999/2000), pp. 52-79.
Yong Deng, “Hegemon on the Offensive: Chinese Perspectives on U.S. Global Strategy,”Political Science Quarterly, vol. 116, no. 3 (Fall 2001), pp. 343-365.
April 8: Realism and Nationalism in Chinese Politics
Yong Deng, “Conception of National Interests: Realpolitik, Liberal Dilemma, and the Possibility of Change,” in In the Eyes of the Dragon: China Views the World, ed. by Yong Deng and Fei-Ling Wang (New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1999), 47-72.
Suisheng Zhao, “Chinese Nationalism and Its International Orientation,”Political Science Quarterly, vol. 115, no. 1 (2000), 1-33.
April 15: Leadership and Elite Politics
Frederick C. Teiwes, “The Problematic Quest for Stability: Reflections on Succession, Institutionalization, Governability, and Legitimacy in Post-DengChina,” in China under Jiang Zemin, 71-98.
Guoguang Wu, “Legitimacy Crisis, Political Economy, and the Fifteenth Party Congress,” in Dilemmas of Reform in Jiang Zemin’s China, 13-32.
Cheng Li, China’s Leaders: The New Generation (New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001), 1-50; 175-244
Case Studies
April 22: Sino-American Relations
David Lampton, Same Bed Different Dreams: Managing US-China Relations, 1989-2000 (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2001), 52-79.
Phillip C. Saunders, “Supping with a Long Spoon: Dependence and Interdependence in Sino-American Relations,”The China Journal, no. 43 (January 2000), 55-81.
April 29: Mid-Term Examination
May 6: East Asian Security Issues
Thomas J. Christensen, “Posing Problems without Catching Up: China’s Rise and Challenges for U.S. Security Policy,”International Security, vol. 25, no. 4 (Spring 2001), 5-40.
Thomas J. Christensen, “China, the US-Japan Alliance, and the Security Dilemma in East Asia,”International Security, vol. 23, no. 4 (Spring 1999), 49-80.
May 13: Alliances shift in KoreanPeninsula
You Ji, “China and North Korea: A Fragile Relationship of Strategic Convenience,”Journal of Contemporary China, vol. 10, no. 28 (August 2001), 387-398.
Sukhee Han, “Alliance Fatigue amid Asymmetrical Interdependence: Chinese-North Korean Relations in Flux,”Korean Journal of Defense Analysis
Taeho Kim, “Strategic Relations between Beijing and Pyongyang: Growing Strains amid Lingering Ties,” in China’s Military Faces the Future, ed. by James R. Lilley and David Shambaugh (Armonk, NY: M.E.Sharpe, 1999), 295-321.
Students’ Presentations
May 20: Reserved for Students’ Presentations
May 27: Reserved for Students’ Presentations
June 3: Reserved for Students’ Presentations
June 10: Reserved for Students’ Presentations