"International Communication and East Asian Affairs: Current Political and Economic Conditions" is an online course provided by the Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University, and Radio Taiwan International.
This course delves into East Asian affairs, particularly focusing on China and Taiwan. Topics covered include China's Third Revolution and its implications for the Sino-American strategic competition, the political economy of China, state-society relations within China, and an exploration of recent youth politics in Taiwan.
Each week, the course provides comprehensive video lectures and interactive discussions to facilitate deeper understanding and engagement with the subject matter. Whether taken as part of advanced international communication studies or as preparation for enrollment in the Graduate Institute of Journalism at National Taiwan University, this course delivers intellectual stimulation and is instrumental in understanding contemporary global dynamics and East Asian affairs.
This is an introductory module to briefly discuss how China has changed since Xi Jinping came to power and how this change has led to the reorientation of America’s China policy from “engagement” to “competition.” It will first introduce Xi Jinping’s Third Revolution following Mao Zedong’s First Revolution and Deng Xiaoping’s Second Revolution, and then explain why Xi has launched this revolution. It is followed by explaining how this change is in conflict with the assumption of America’s “engagement policy.” And then we talk about how the Trump and Biden administrations’ have responded to this conflict. Finally, we will discuss whether the strategic competition between the U.S. and China will evolve into a new cold war.
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7个视频2篇阅读材料1个作业
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7个视频•总计65分钟
5-0 Introduction•4分钟
5-1 China's Third Revolution•14分钟
5-2 Why did Xi Jinping launch the Third Revolution?•12分钟
5-3 The challenge of Xi's Third Revolution to America's perception of China's rise•7分钟
5-4 Trump administration's response to the changing China•9分钟
5-5 Biden administration's response to the changing China•7分钟
5-6 Is there a new cold war?•12分钟
2篇阅读材料•总计120分钟
China Will Reclaim Its Greatness•60分钟
How global public opinion of China has shifted in the Xi era.•60分钟
1个作业•总计30分钟
W1 Quiz•30分钟
Political Economy of China
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The module helps students navigate various changes Xi Jingping brought to China’s political economy. The module emphasizes the institutional foundation Deng Xiaoping laid down during the Reform era, and how it was gradually dismantled by Xi. The lesson also goes beyond domestic politics to talk about the international implications of Xi’s politics.
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6个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
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6个视频•总计77分钟
6-0 Introduction•13分钟
6-1 Authoritarian Institutions•11分钟
6-2 China before Xi•19分钟
6-3 China after Xi•19分钟
6-4 International Implications•8分钟
6-5 Conclusion•7分钟
1篇阅读材料•总计60分钟
The Foundations of Limited Authoritarian Government•60分钟
1个作业•总计30分钟
W2 Quiz•30分钟
State-society Relations in China
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This module focuses on the current state-society relations in China, exploring the collective dissatisfaction and resistance in Chinese society, as well as the strategies employed by the Chinese government to cope with these challenges.
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6个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
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6个视频•总计45分钟
7-0 Introduction•7分钟
7-1 Social Protests in China•5分钟
7-2 Chinese government's coercive strategy•4分钟
7-3 Chinese government's co-optation strategy•16分钟
7-4 Ideology: nationalism•9分钟
7-5 Personalistic authoritarianism•5分钟
1篇阅读材料•总计60分钟
China in Xi's “New Era”•60分钟
1个作业•总计30分钟
W3 Quiz•30分钟
Taiwan's Recent Youth Politic
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This module contains an introduction to youth politics in general as well as a worldwide and regional survey. The main focus is on the postwar evolution of student activism in Taiwan, and how this force helped the island nation’s democratization.
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6个视频4篇阅读材料1个作业
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6个视频•总计74分钟
8-0 Introduction•3分钟
8-1 Introduction to Youth Politics•12分钟
8-2 Recent East Asian Cases•14分钟
8-3 Taiwan's Youth Politics in History•17分钟
8-4 The Sunflower Movement of 2014 •16分钟
8-5 Taiwan's Youth Politics after 2016•13分钟
4篇阅读材料•总计180分钟
After Protest•90分钟
Hong Kong' Summer of Uprising.•30分钟
Student Mobilization in Taiwan•30分钟
Movement Parties in Taiwan (1987-2016)•30分钟
1个作业•总计30分钟
W4 Quiz•30分钟
Final Assessment
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1个作业3次同伴评审
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1个作业•总计30分钟
Mutilple Choice Questions•30分钟
3次同伴评审•总计180分钟
Differences between Trump’s and Biden’s China policy•60分钟
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