Tung Wah College

GEB1305 China and The World

Semester 1, 2022 / 2023

Course Information
Course Code: GEB1305 Instructor: WONG Wai Yan Dorothy
Credits: 3 Consultation Hours: By Appointment
Email: dorothywong@twc.edu.hk
Class Time / Lecture: Wed, 12:00pm – 2:50pm /
Location: Blackboard Collaborate Ultra OR MKB60102

Course Objectives
1. Provide students with historical and cultural background of mainland China.
2. Provide students with knowledge in the recent social, economic, legal and political developments of modern
China.
3. Understand China’s policies toward Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, and in particular, the “One Country,
Two Systems” policy.
4. Develop insights in China’s foreign policies in developing relationships internationally and the importance to
safeguard political security, homeland security, military security and oversea interests security in the national
security education perspective.
5. Understand China’s role in world politics and economy.

Course Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
(a) explain and discuss how the historical and cultural backgrounds of mainland China have affected the modern
China;
(b) analyse the economic and political situation of mainland China and its impact on the world politics and
economy;
(c) assess mainland China’s policies towards Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan;
(d) analyse mainland China’s foreign policies and its importance towards national security; and
(e) compare and contrast the differences between mainland China and other modern societies of the world in
terms of culture, politics, economy, legal system, and society.

Teaching and Learning Activities

Lecture
Lectures are used to deliver course content.

Tutorial
In the tutorials, the teaching staff will provide cases for students to understand the current political, economic,
legal and social issues in mainland China, and how they differ with that in other cities/ countries in the world.

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Guest speakers from a university in mainland China may be invited to share with students the current development
in China.

Assessments Replying forum in blackboard within 1 week

Specific Assessment Methods % of Weighting
Participation 20%
Test 40%
Final Paper 40%

Participation
Students are required to participate in class/group discussions for a chosen topic at each meeting. This will help
students develop their communication skills, critical thinking and analytical skills.

Test
A 3-hour test will assess students’ foundation of the course materials, creative and critical thinking as well as
analytical skills, general social science-related knowledge, and multicultural sense meeting the needs and
challenges of an increasing globalized world.

Final Paper
Students will be required to submit a final paper of about 2,000 words on a pre-approved topic concerning China
and the world (or Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan).

* Detailed arrangements and instructions for the assessments/assignments will be announced in due course.

Textbooks
1. Zhu, Zhiqun. (2012). Global Studies: China. 14th Edition, McGraw Hill.

References
1. Gang, M. (2020). China’s Belt and Road Initiative and RMB Internationalization. World Scientific.
2. Greenaway, D., Milner, C. & Yau, S. (2010), China and the World Economy, 1st Edition, Palgrave
Macmillan.
3. Guthrie, D. (2012), China and Globalization. The Social, Economic, and Political Transformation of
Chinese Society. Routledge.
4. Kim, S. S. (1998). China and the World: Chinese Foreign Policy Faces the New Millennium, 4th Edition,
Routledge.
5. Shambaugh, D. (2020). China and the World. Oxford University Press.

Reading materials will be drawn on current events in the areas of Chinese law, economy, politics, society and
culture.

Online Materials
Education Bureau (2021) National Security Education. https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-
development/kla/pshe/national-security-education/index.html
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Teaching Plan
The lecture topics and assessment schedule are listed as follows.
Week
Lecture Topic
(Date)
1
1 Introduction: History and Culture of Mainland China
(Sept 7)
2
2 The Development of Modern China: Social and Cultural Development
(Sept 14)
3
3 The Development of Modern China: Economic Development
(Sept 21)
4
4 The Development of Modern China: Legal and Political Development
(Sept 28)
5
(Oct 5) Mainland China and Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan:
5&6
6 Impacts of Mainland China’s Policies towards the Three Regions
(Oct 12)
7
(Oct 19) Mainland China and Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan:
7&8
8 Interactions between Mainland China and the Three Regions
(Oct 26)
9 Mainland China and Modern Societies in the World:
9
(Nov 2) The Cultural, Political, Economic and Social Differences
10 Mainland China and Modern Societies in the World:
10
(Nov 9) Impacts of Mainland China’s Policies towards the World
11 Mainland China and Modern Societies in the World:
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(Nov 16) Interactions between Modern China and the World
12 Mainland China and Modern Societies in the World:
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(Nov 23) Connectivity to Eurasian Countries - the Belt and Road Initiative
National Security Education
How to safeguard political security, homeland security, social security, military
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13 security and oversea interests security
(Nov 30)
How to safeguard the security of national sovereignty under the national security
law and the “One Country, Two Systems” policy
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14 Test
(Dec 7)

Important Notes
Assignments
1. Assignments should be your own work and should represent your best work at every level.
2. Cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated, and will incur penalties and/or disciplinary action.
3. All assignments will be assessed on both content and use of language. Assignments with errors of fact,
grammar or spelling will be penalized.

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4. Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted. The soft copy should be uploaded to Blackboard.
5. Students must complete ALL assignments to pass the course.
6. Assignments should be submitted by the due dates as specified. Late submissions without the permission of
the instructor will incur a penalty of half a grade lower per day. Any assignment submitted more than seven
days late will automatically incur a Failure.

Plagiarism
Excerpts from the Student Handbook 2017-8:
1. Plagiarism is an attempt to pass off the work of others (in particular the writing of others), including online
resources such as websites, electronic journals or articles in an online newspaper, as one’s own.
2. The following points can be regarded as plagiarism if the source material is not properly quoted or
acknowledged:
(i) Verbatim use of source material
(ii) Paraphrase and translation of source material
(iii) Change of order and/or conversion to/from point form
(iv) Cite facts or research findings of others without proper quotes and acknowledgments
3. Students should use “TURNITIN”, software of originality checking, to avoid plagiarism. Assignments can be
submitted to the “TURNITIN” account for review. A copy of the originality report must be printed out and
attached to the assignment when it is being handed in to the course teacher for marking.
4. The College takes plagiarism very seriously and adopts zero tolerance to plagiarism. Students will receive
Grade F in the first attempt as warning and termination of studies in the second attempt.
5. It is students’ responsibility to avoid plagiarism in their work. They should read the detailed guidelines and
examples for the acknowledgement of sources as shown in Appendix 10.8 in the Student Handbook.