Xi Jinping has led China for just over a decade. In that time he has fundamentally altered politics in the country, pursued a different economic agenda to his predecessors, and adopted a more assertive and confrontational foreign policy. Understand what these changes mean for China, the region, and the world.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

SUGGESTED READING

• Richard McGregor, Xi Jinping: The Backlash (Penguin/Lowy Institute, 2019). ISBN 1760893048
• Xi Jinping, The Governance of China (four volumes, 2014-2022)
• Josh Chin and Liza Lin, Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control (St Martin’s Press, 2022)

COURSE OUTLINE

• Politics in China since 2013
• Xi Jinping’s governance objectives - Common Prosperity and the China Dream
• The growing role of social control
• Foreign policy - potential flashpoints in the South China Sea and Taiwan

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Understand political developments in China since Xi Jinping’s rise to power
2. Understand the main objectives of Xi Jinping’s domestic policies
3. Understand the implications for the rest of the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world