Topic :

• Introduction
• China today and tomorrow
• Geopolitics
• Political system of past and present

Readings :

Tow, William T. Asia-Pacific Strategic Relations: Seeking Convergent Security. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Page 12-43, 84-123, 168-203. 66 pages. (Available in Study Materials).

Jian, Chen. Mao’s China and the Cold War.  Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2001. Page 17- 48. 31 pages. (Available in Study Materials).