This is a survey course on Communist China from its outset when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seized power and established the People’s Republic of China in 1949 to the present. Emphasis will be on the current social, economic and cultural transformations brought about by the reforms since 1978. It investigates the political and economic policies of the CCP and its impacts during the Mao Era and the Post-Mao Era in general, and pays particular attention to the various social phenomena during the periods of the 1950s, the Cultural Revolution, and more recent reforms.

CILO-1: Identify the major frameworks, contexts, and issues related to contemporary Chinese history. CILO-2: Analyze the challenges and opportunities in China’s developmental trajectory after 1949, with reference to the changing national, regional, and global contexts. CILO-3: Acquire basic analytical, research, and communication skills in contemporary China studies. CILO-4: Acquire basic writing skills in the field of Chinese history.