China’s Foreign Policy (RI457) | GSÜ

Content

Objective

To understand the People's Republic of China's foreign policy in regional and global contexts as China has become one of the main players of the international system diplomatically, politically, economically and militarily.

Course Content

Cf. Syllabus

Course Learning Outcomes

A student who validates this course will:
1. Understand China's political system and its foreign policy decision processes
2. Learn China's foreign policy goals and instruments
3. Assess China's relations with other regional and global players
4. Understand the dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region
5. Learn about the transformation of the international system

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lecture, Q&A, debates

References

Cf. Syllabus

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	The PRC's Political System and its Foreign Policy Decision Mechanisms
2	Main parameters of the PRC's Foreign Policy
3	The evolution of PRC's Foreign Policy since 1949
4	The relationship between the USA and China
5	The Taiwan Question
6	From friendship towards an alliance? : relations between China and Russia
7	Rivalry between China and India, and Pakistan's role
8	Relations between China and Japan
9	The Korean Peninsula and China
10	Southeast Asia and China
11	Africa in Chinese Diplomacy
12	China and the Middle East
13	China and Europe
14	Sino-Turkish Relations

Practice Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
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Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	2	50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	50
Total	3	100

In-Term Studies
Activities	Number	Contribution
Assignments	0	0
Presentation	0	0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	40
Project	0	0
Laboratory	0	0
Other Applications	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Term Paper/ Project	0	0
Portfolio Study	0	0
Reports	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0
Seminar	0	0
Other	1	10
Make-up	0	0
Total	2	50

Relation of Proficiency

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have a detailed knowledge on the principal concepts, actors and components of the international system					X
2	To master the fundamentals such as history, law, economics, sociology and political science required by the multidisciplinary nature of International Relations					X
3	Pouvoir analyser la pratique à partir d’une infrastructure théorique assimilée					X
4	To have acquired the capability of specializing on a particular theme and/or region					X
5	In the light of Galatasaray University’s traditional and institutional links with Europe, to have developed the ability to contribute to Turkey’s accession process to the EU in a concrete manner
6	To interpret and explain Turkish foreign policy through its domestic components as well as from the perspective of the international system					X
7	To have reached the necessary level of competence to be able to undertake a career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as other state institutions and/or the private sector					X
8	Possess the required skills to work at various international organizations and NGOs					X
9	To be in perfect command of French, teaching language of Galatasaray University, and of English, its mandatory language, at the academic -with a view to write a thesis/project/book in the field of International Relations- as well as the professional level					X
10	To have the capacity to utilize the methodological instruments acquired throughout the studies at any conceptual and/or academic work					X

ECTS

Activities	Number	Period	Total Workload
Class Hours	14	3	42
Working Hours out of Class	14	1	14
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	2	9	18
Final Examinations (including preparation)	1	2	2
Quiz	10	5	50
Total Workload			126
Total Workload / 25			5.04
Credits ECTS			5