Western analysis of China in 2001

Mr. Baum										PS 135
 											Spring 2001
 
 
 			International Relations of China 
 			 Syllabus 
 
 	This course is designed to survey and analyze the foreign relations 
 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 1949. Within this framework, 
 special attention will be devoted to China's evolving relationships with 
 other major actors in global and Asian regional politics -- including the 
 former Soviet Union, the United States, Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan, and 
 Vietnam.
 
 	The course begins with a brief historical survey of China's role in the 
 premodern world, followed by a review of the Nationalist and Communist 
 revolutions of the 20th century. We then examine the evolution of the PRC's 
 global outlook and world view, beginning with an analysis of the ideological 
 underpinnings of "The Thought of Mao Zedong," and concluding with an assessment 
 of major changes in China's international outlook and behavior since Mao's death 
 in 1976. 
 
 	In the second half of the course we examine several selected case studies 
 of China's international behavior since 1949 in order to link the general 
 ideological and strategic principles that underpin Chinese policy with the 
 actual conduct of foreign relations. Cases to be examined include the [[Korean 
 War]], the Sino-Soviet conflict, the "normalization" of US-China relations, the 
 Sino-Indian and Sino-Vietnamese border wars, China's "Cambodia problem," and the 
 Hong Kong and Taiwan reunification issues. We conclude with an assessment of 
 China's emerging role in post-Cold War regional and global politics. 
 
 	There will be one in-class midterm examination and a 48-hour take-home 
 final, due at the end of finals week. Discussion sections will be held weekly, 
 attendance at which is mandatory. Two short papers will be assigned in sections. 
 The midterm exam will count for approximately 25% of the final grade, the final 
 exam 50%, and performance in sections 25% (these figures are only approximate). 
 TAs for the course are Tingting Zhang and Dong Wang. Dr. Baum's office hours are 
 Tu 3:00-5:00, or by appointment, in BH 3248, tel. 825-1987. 
 
 	Required reading assignments for the course are listed below. Most 
 readings are included in a xeroxed course reader that is available for purchase 
 (price: around $20) at Course Reader Material, 1141 Westwood Blvd., Westwood 
 Village; tel: 443-3303. From time to time additional readings may be posted on 
 the class website: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/01S/polisci135-1/. The website 
 should be consulted weekly for updated course information. All weekly reading 
 assignments should be completed in advance of the student's discussion section. 
 
 	Please note: Prof. Baum will be in Beijing during the first week of the 
 quarter, attending a conference on global and regional security issues. In his 
 absence, the teaching assistants will conduct normal class meetings, including 
 both lectures and discussion sections. They will provide background material and 
 administrative information, and will show a documentary film on the historical 
 background of the Chinese revolution. Regular lectures will resume on April 10. 
 
 
 
 			Weekly Lecture Topics and Reading Assignments 
 			(page numbers refer to xeroxed course reader)
 
 
 Week 1 (April 2-6): Introduction: Chinese Foreign Policy in Historical 
 Perspective
 
 	Kenneth Lieberthal, Governing China, pp. 9-36.
 	William Kirby, "Traditions of Centrality, Authority, and Management in 	
 		Modern China's Foreign Relations," pp. 37-45.
 	Mao Zedong, "On People's Democratic Dictatorship" (1949), pp. 47-53.
 
 Week 2 (April 9-13): Ideology and Practice in the Making of Chinese Foreign 
 Policy
 
 	Steven Levine, "Perception and Ideology in Chinese Foreign Policy," pp. 
 		57-65.
 	J.D. Armstrong, "The United Front Doctrine in Historical Perspective" 	
 		(1977), pp. 67-84.
 	Winberg Chai, The Foreign Relations of the PRC, pp. 85-102.
 
 Week 3 (April 16-20): China and the "Three Worlds"
 
 	King Chen, China and the Three Worlds (1979), pp. 105-135.
 	Lin Biao, "Long Live the Victory of People's War" (1965), pp. 136-158.
 	Deng Xiaoping, "Chairman of Chinese Delegation Teng Hsiao-ping's Speech" 
 		(April 1974), pp. 159-164.
 	Allen Whiting, China Crosses the Yalu, pp. 165-184.
 
 Week 4 (April 23-27): China and Asia: From Korea to Cambodia's Killing Fields
 
 	Samuel Kim, "China and the Third World" (1989), pp. 187-202.
 	Harold Hinton, "China as an Asian Power," pp. 561-573
 	John Garver, "China and South Asia" (1992), pp. 223-232.
 	Allen Whiting, "China and Japan: Politics vs. Economics" (1992), pp. 233-
 		239.
 	Robert Ross, "China and Post-Cambodia Southeast Asia" (1992), pp. 241-248.
 
 Weeks 5-6 (April 30-May 11): Sino-Soviet Relations, from Alliance to Enmity -- 
 and Back Again
 
 	Keesing's Research Report, The Sino-Soviet Dispute, pp. 251-312.
 	"Soviet Revisionism is Our Country's Most Dangerous and Most Important 	
 		Enemy" (1973), pp. 313-317.
 	Steven Goldstein, "Nationalism and Internationalism: Sino-Soviet 		
 		Relations," pp. 539-560.
 
 Week 7 (May 14-18): Sino-American Relations: From Cold War to Strategic 
 Concordance 
 
 	Michael Schaller, The United States and China in the Twentieth Century, 
 		chaps. 6-9 (pp. 329-364).
 	"The Shanghai Communiqué" (February 1972), pp. 365-367
 	"The Great Victory of Chairman Mao's Revolutionary Diplomatic Line" 	
 		(1973), pp. 369-374.
 	"Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations" (December 
 		15, 1978), pp. 375-376.
 	"The Taiwan Relations Act" (April 1979), pp. 377-382.
 
 Week 8 (May 21-25): Deng Xiaoping and China's "Opening" to the World
 
 	Barry Naughton, "The Foreign Policy Implications of China's Economic 	
 		Development Strategy" (1994), pp. 385-396.
 	Harry Harding, "China's American Dilemma" (1992), pp. 397-403.
 	Jianwei Wang, "Coping with China as a Rising Power" (1996), pp. 405-426.
 	David Shambaugh, "The US and China: Cooperation or Confrontation" (1997), 
 	pp. 427-431.
 
 Week 9 (May 28-June 1): China's Near Neighbors: Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea
 
 	A. Doak Barnett, "Dangerous Dilemmas: The Unresolved Problem of Taiwan's 
 		Future" (1996), pp. 435-450
 	William Overholt, "Hong Kong and China after 1997" (1991), pp. 451-462.
 	Hsin-chi Kuan, "Hong Kong after the Handover" (1997), pp. 463-477.
 	Jae-Ho Chung, "United States-China Relations from a Regional Perspective: 
 		The Korean Factor" (1994), pp. 479-488.
 
 Week 10 (June 4-8): Beyond Tiananmen: The "China Threat"
 
 	Harry Harding, "Beyond the President's Decision on MFN" (1994), pp. 491-
 		498.
 	Michael D. Swaine, "The Modernization of the Chinese People's Liberation 
 		Army: Prospects and Implications for Northeast Asia" (1996), pp. 	
 		499-514.
 	Samuel Kim, "China's International Organizational Behavior" (1994), 	
 		pp.515-532.
 	Samuel Kim, "China as a Great Power" (1997), pp. 533-538.
 
 
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