Foreign Policy Vectors of the People's Republic of China

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:1.00

Study Course Accepted:23.02.2024 09:24:24

Study Course Information
Course Code:		SZF_049			LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		4.00			ECTS:		6.00
Branch of Science:		Politics			Target Audience:		Political Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		10	Lecture Length (academic hours)			2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		20
Classes (count)		13	Class Length (academic hours)			2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		26
Total Contact Hours									46
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
In order to successfully complete the study course, the students need prior knowledge of International Relations theories.
Objective:
To inform on the approach of the Xi Jinping government to the development of China's foreign policy, to analyze its global and regional impact; to conceptualize it in the context of IR theories.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic				Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	History of the development of the People's Republic of China foreign policy positions since the establishment of the PRC in 1949				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
2	Chinese foreign policy apparatus – the interaction between the state and the institutions of the Chinese Communist Party				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	The domestic political concepts of the People's Republic of China and the resulting foreign policy under Xin Jinping				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Key officials responsible for foreign policy and their competing visions				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	"Infrastructure diplomacy" – projects implemented by the PRC in South America and Africa				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
6	"Resource Diplomacy" and "Loan Diplomacy" – Western vision of PRC foreign policy				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	Consultation on essay methodology				Classes		1.00	auditorium
8	Foreign policy regarding the regions of ambiguous status – the case of Taiwan				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
9	China's New Multilateralism: the Belt and Road Initiative, 16+1, challenges, and the role of the Baltic States				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
10	Consultation on sources and essay writing				Classes		1.00	other
11	Wolf Warrior Diplomacy: a Machiavellian Turn in China's Foreign Policy?				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
12	The normative component of China's foreign policy offer – "shared future for mankind" and other elements of the Chinese political discourse				Lectures		1.00	auditorium
					Classes		1.00	auditorium
13	Exam				Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Developed independent written works: Report and essays. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
The assessment consists of a combination of marks from the exam, report, essays, as well as participation in practical classes.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Will be able to navigate information about the foreign policy framework of the People's Republic of China during the Xi Jinping rule (A community of shared future for mankind, Belt and Road Initiative, Major country diplomacy concept, etc.).
Skills:		Ability to identify the features of Chinese political discourse influencing the international arena after the 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, linking them with the foreign policy pursued by the PRC.
Competencies:		Analytical expertise related to the research of the People's Republic of China.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Visa literatūra ir angļu valodā un piemērota gan latviešu, gan angļu plūsmas studentiem
2	Kelly, David. Seven Chinas.
3	Jennifer Rudolph, Martin Szonyi (ed.). The China Questions: Critical Insights into a Rising Power. Harvard University Press, 2018.
4	Robert G. Sutter. Chinese Foreign Relations: Power and Policy of an Emerging Global Force. Lanham, MD: Row-man & Littlefield, 2020. 5th Edition
5	Andžāns, M. Bērziņa-Čerenkova, U.A. Perception of the 16+1 and the Belt and Road Initiative: A Perspective from Latvia. How the 16+1 Cooperation Promotes the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 2018.
6	Hans Spross. 'The Chinese Dream' and Xi Jinping's power politics. CHINA’S POLITBURO STANDING COMMITTEE: WHO'S WHO? Deutsche Welle, 27.12.2017
7	Thomas Eder. China’s New Foreign Policy Setup, The Diplomat, 01.08.2018.
8	An Baijie, Cecily Liu. Xi's 'shared future' now a consensus, China Daily, 26.01.2018.
9	O’Brien, Kevin J. Speaking to Theory and Speaking to the China Field. Issues and Studies 54(4) (December 2018).
Additional Reading
1	Xi, Jinping. The Governance of China. Volume 1. Beijing: China Foreign Languages Press, 2014.
2	Kerry Brown. China’s 19th Party Congress: Start of a New Era. Singapore: World Scientific, 2018.