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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (12.10.2020)
This course primarily focuses on the history of evolution of the relation between the U.S. and China (the term "China" being the umbrella word for the ROC, the PRC, Taiwan). The current issues in Sino-American relations will be explored in the summer semester in a course called "Critical Issues in U.S.-Chinese Relations". The course is taught in English and ends with an exam. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (10.09.2018)
Upon successful completion of this course the student will understand the evolution of the Sino-American relations, will identify the major conflicts and tensions related particularly to the Taiwan issue. Students will also become familiar with the guiding principles and documents in Sino-American relations. The understanding of the historical background is essential to being able to understand some of the current tensions in the Sino-American relations. By studying the behaviour of China, Taiwan and the U.S. in numerous case studies, the students also will be able to understand some of the basic patterns in China’s, Taiwan’s and U.S. behaviour.
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (29.08.2020)
- selection of articles covering individual issues in the relationship between the U.S. and China, which will be made available online. - in the class, we will use handouts and powerpoints, powerpoint presentations and references to material available on the internet will be distributed during the course or it will be made available at the course’s webpage. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (12.09.2021)
This course represents a survey of Sino-American relations and will rely primarily on guidance from the lecturers. However, each class will include space for discussions related to the assigned reading.
The course is primarily taught in in-person classes, however, based on the COVID-19 situation, we may switch to virtual classroom using Zoom (or other agreed-upon platform).
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (12.09.2021)
Requirements: ● 10% Regular attendance ● 10% Active participation in the class: students are expected to follow major events related to the area of the Taiwan Strait, as current hot topics may be raised in the class. ● 30 Position paper on a selected article - topic/selection must be consulted in advance. ● 50% final written exam: there will be three dates provided for the exam during the exam period. If you fail, you may sit again for the exam in the subsequent date.
EXAM: Please notet that the final written exam will be administer via Moodle. Instructions will be sent via email and will be available in the individual terms for the exam. Signup for exam will take place traditionally via SIS where dates for the exam will be available.
Grading is based on the Dean's Measure no. 20/2019: https://fsv.cuni.cz/deans-measure-no-20/2019
EXAM: Please notet that the final written exam will be administer via Moodle. Instructions will be sent via email and will be available in the individual terms for the exam. Signup for exam will take place traditionally via SIS.
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (29.08.2020)
TOPICS COVERED Class 1: Orientation and Introduction, First Contacts in Sino-American Relations - origins of Sino-American relations, the concept of ‘100 years of China’s humiliation’, basic Chinese geography
Class 2: Early Contacts during Turmoil in China - Chinese immigration to the U.S. and its impact on Sino-American relations, rise of nationalism in China, reform movement, fall of the Qing dynasty, formation of modern China - the Founding of the Republic of China (Sun Yat-sen, the KMT, the CCP, Civil War)
Class 3: U.S.-China Alliance During WWII and Truman’s Loss of China - U.S. engagement in Civil War, U.S.: "loss of China", establishment of the PRC, U.S. approach to the PRC and to the ROC government, which moved to Taiwan.
Class 4: Eisenhower and Cross-Strait Tension - Korean War and Taiwan 1950 - de-neutralization of Taiwan, Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty 1954, Taiwan Straits question, U.S. - PRC Warsaw Talks, 1958
Class 5: Kennedy, Johnson Administration’s Approach to China - Kennedy and China’s nuclear program - Johnson’s China policy in the context of the Vietnam War.
Class 6: Sino-American Normalization (Nixon) - China’s ping-pong diplomacy, Mao Zedong-Zhou Enlai’s new attitudes towards the U.S., Nixon’s new China policy, - Shanghai Communiqué, 1972
Class 7: Political development in Taiwan in the 1950s and 1960s
Class 8: Establishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the PRC - Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, 1978 - 1979, Taiwan Relations Act, 1979.
Class 9: From Establishment of Diplomatic Relations to Tienanmen - Reagan and China, Taiwan: Arms sales to Taiwan crisis; August 17 Communiqué, Reagan’s Six Assurances to Taiwan, military cooperation, trade - Tienanmen Crisis, 1989-1990
Class 10: Bush 41 and Clinton Administrations and China - Unstable U.S. - PRC Relations, 1992 - 1994: MFN crisis - Taiwan Strait Crisis 1995-1996 - Jiang Ze-min’s visit to the U.S., 1997, Clinton’s visit to Beijing and Three Nos Policy - Taiwan’s Presidential Elections, 2000 - Chen Shui-bian
Class 11: Developments in Taiwan in 1990s-2000s and relations with Mainland - Chen Shui-bian, Democratization and pro-independence tendencies in Taiwan, Taiwanisation and desinification, three mini-links and three links, anti-secession law, Taiwan’s presidential elections of 2008 and UN referendum, rise of Ma Ying-jeou.
Class 12: Bush 43 and Obama Administrations’ approach towards China - Bush’s Campaign and the issue of Taiwan and PRC, EP-3 incident (2001), arms sales to Taiwan, impact of 9/11 on Sino-American relations. Sino-American relations in the economic crisis, Obama’s approach towards China, arms sales to Taiwan, mil-to-mil, U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, the issue of RMB.
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Poslední úprava: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. (08.06.2016)
English language, basic understanding of US political system and foreign-policy making |