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The George Washington University

Elliott School of International Affairs & Department of Political Science Spring 2012

Chinese Foreign Policy

Political Science 3192W, Section 21 Mondays 11:10-1:00 452 Monroe Hall

Professor David Shambaugh Office Hours: (by appt.), Mondays 3:00-5:00 p.m. Email [email protected] for appointment.

COURSE MECHANICS

Course Description This upper-level undergraduate-level course covers the foreign relations of the People’s Republic of China. The temporal focus of the course will be on the contemporary (post- 1949) period. Readings, lectures, and discussion will focus on the sources and different dimensions of China’s international conduct, its interactions with major powers and neighboring countries, its participation in international regimes, its military modernization, and pursuit of soft power.

In addition to learning about the substance of these facets of China’s foreign relations, this is a WID (Writing in the Disciplines) course designed to strengthen students’ writing skills. As oral presentational skills are also central to professional life, these are also emphasized in the course.

There are no formal prerequisites other than a strong interest in China, and a willingness to read a fair amount and work hard. Students with no background in contemporary Chinese affairs may find their work cut out for them, and therefore some background in Chinese or Asian history and international relations is highly desirable.

Course Requirements Students are required to attend all classes, do all assigned readings, take notes in class, and complete all assignments. If you must miss class, get the lecture notes from a classmate. There will be four components of assessment: a mid-term take-home exam, a significant research paper, and oral assessment.

1. The first component will be a take–home mid-term exam, distributed in class at Session 8 and due back in class at Session 9, cover the material in the syllabus up to that point. Weight = 30%. 2. The second component will be a significant 20 page (double-spaced and fully footnoted) research paper. The research should involve secondary and primary sources. As this is a WID course, emphasizing writing, the paper will go through two drafts—with the instructor providing feedback on the first draft. The paper will be graded for both presentational style as well as intellectual substance, on the assumption that clarity of expression is often as important as content of expression. (If you have difficulties with writing, seek assistance from the university’s Writing Center). Weight = 50%. 3. The third component will be a 15 minute summary presentation of the research paper in front of the class, to simulate a scholarly conference. Weight = 10%. 4. The fourth component will be contributions to classroom discussion during the course. Weight = 10%

NOTE: Late papers will be marked down one grade increment (e.g. A to A-) per every day late. Academic Integrity I personally support the GW Code of Academic Integrity. It states: “Academic dishonesty is defined by cheating of any kind, including misrepresenting one’s own work, taking credit for the work of others without crediting them and without appropriate authorization, and the fabrication of information.” For the remainder of the Code, see: http://www.gwu.edu/~integrity/code.html. Course Readings Two textbooks are required for purchase and are available in the GWU Bookstore. They are: REQUIRED: Marc Lanteigne, Chinese Foreign Policy (Routledge 2009) Lowell Dittmer and George T. Yu, China, the Developing World, and New Global Dynamic (Lynne Rienner, 2010). In addition, in certain sessions, individual journal articles and book chapters will be assigned. As assigned readings are relatively light, students are strongly encouraged to peruse other books and relevant journals for further material pertinent to the course and research paper topics. The instructor will be pleased to offer suggestions for further reading. The principal periodicals are as follows: The China Quarterly The China Journal (formerly The Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs) China Perspectives China: An International Journal Journal of Contemporary China Beijing Review Current History (annual China/Asia issue published in September) Pacific Review Asian Survey Issues & Studies Foreign Affairs The National Interest International Security Survival The Washington Quarterly The Sigur Center for Asian Studies Library in Suite 503 of the Elliott School of International Affairs Building (1957 E St., NW) contains an excellent collection of these periodicals, while the China Documentation Center in Gelman Library contains a comprehensive set of Chinese language periodicals and books in the areas of China’s domestic politics, foreign relations, national security, and military/defense issues.

COURSE SCHEDULE & READINGS

PART I: THEORY & METHODS Session 1: The Study of Chinese Foreign Policy Required: Marc Lanteigne, Chinese Foreign Policy, Introduction and Conclusion. Discuss research paper topics.

PART II: SOURCES OF CHINA’S FOREIGN POLICY

Session 2: Historical Sources of China’s Foreign Relations John King Fairbank, “Chinese Foreign Policy in Historical Perspective,” Foreign Affairs (1969), available at: http://www.bris.ac.uk/ceas/chinaintheworld/readings/fairbank.pdf. Conceptualize research paper topic and have it approved.

Session 3: Perceptions, Identity, and Nationalism Required: Lowell Dittmer and George T. Yu, China, the Developing World and the New Global Dynamic, chapter 10. Peter Gries, “Nationalism and Chinese Foreign Policy,” in Yong Deng and Fei-ling Wang (eds.), China Rising: Power & Motivation in Chinese Foreign Policy, available at: http://scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar? q=cache:CmZVISMQ1U8J:scholar.google.com/ +nationalism+and+chinese+foreign+policy&hl=en&as_sdt=0,47. Begin research on paper.

PART III: BILATERAL & REGIONAL INTERACTIONS

Session 4: China and the United States Required: Marc Lanteigne, Chinese Foreign Policy, chapter 5. David Shambaugh, “A New China Requires a New U.S. Strategy,” Current History (September 2010), available at: http://www.currenthistory.com/Article.php?ID=812.

Continue research on paper. Session 5: China and Europe

Required:

John Fox and Francois Godement, A Power Audit of EU-China Relations, available at: http://ecfr.3cdn.net/532cd91d0b5c9699ad_ozm6b9bz4.pdf.

David Shambaugh, “The China Honeymoon is Over,” Brookings Institution Commentary, available at: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2007/1126_china_shambaugh.aspx. Continue research on paper.

Session 6: China, Russia, and Central Asia

Required:

Lowell Dittmer and George T. Yu, China, the Developing World, and the New Global Dynamic, chapter 6.

Elizabeth Wishnick, Russia, China, and the United States in Central Asia (U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute), available at: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=907.

Continue research on paper.

Session 7: China and East and South Asia Required: Marc Lanteigne, Chinese Foreign Policy, chapter 6. Dittmer & Yu (eds.), chapters 4-5. Begin writing paper.

Session 8: China Relations with the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America Required:

Marc Lanteigne, Chinese Foreign Policy, chapter 7.

Ditttmer & Yu (eds.), chapters 7-9.

Mid-Term (take home) exam distributed.

Continue writing paper.

PART IV: INSTRUMENTS OF CHINA’S FOREIGN POLICY

Session 9: China’s Global Economic Influence Required: Dittmer and Yu, chapter 3. Lanteigne, Chinese Foreign Policy, chapter 2. Mid-Term due. Continue writing paper.

Session 10: China’s Global Cultural Influence Required: Bates Gill and Yanzhong Huang, “Sources and Limits of Chinese ‘Soft Power’,” Survival (Summer 2006), pp. 17-36, available at: http://www.comw.org/cmp/fulltext/0606gill.pdf. Young Nam Cho and Jong Ho Jeong, “China’s Soft Power: Discussions, Resources, Prospects,” Asian Survey (May/June 2008), available at: http://www.jstor.org/pss/10.1525/as.2008.48.3.453. Turn in full draft of paper.

Session 11: China’s Global Military Influence Required: Marc Lanteigne, Chinese Foreign Policy, chapter 4. M. Taylor Fravel, “China’s Search for Military Power,” The Washington Quarterly (Summer 2008), available at: http://www.twq.com/08summer/docs/08summer_fravel.pdf. Return draft paper, begin final revisions

Session 12: China’s International Institutional Influence Required: Marc Lanteigne, Chinese Foreign Policy, chapter 3. Gregory Chin and Ramesh Thakur, “Will China Change the Rules of Global Order?” The Washington Quarterly (Fall 2010), available at: http://www.twq.com/10october/docs/10oct_Chin_Thakur.pdf. Continue final revisions.

PART V: STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

Session 13: Group A Presentations Required: Group A presents papers and turns in research papers.

Session 14: Group B Presentations Group B presents and turns in research papers.