What you need to know about China :

 What is the impact of China 's geographic and demographic features on it's development?

 What effect have the Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion had on the character of China ?

 What is the controversy over Taiwan ?

 What impact have Mao Zedong's policies had on China ?

 What is the importance of the Tiananmen Square incident of 1989?

 What is the legacy of Deng Xioping?

 What is unique about China 's economic growth?

 What challenges does China face in the present and near future?

 

Readings:

Mao meets the Middle Class

China Shakes the World Chapter 9