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China on the World Stage: Weighing the U.S. Response

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Introduction: China in the Twenty-First Century

What is life like for people in China today?

Part I: The History of U.S.-China Relations

Why is Mao Zedong a controversial figure?
What is the history of China’s relationship with Japan?
What was your life like in China during Cultural Revolution?
What are some examples of how Asian Americans have shaped or changed the U.S. Constitution?
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Why did people from China come to the United States?

Part II: China’s Transformation

How politically active are Chinese citizens today?
How does the Golden Shield Project censor internet activity?
How does the Chinese government manage civil unrest?
How would a free press affect China?
How does the Chinese government control internet activity?
How is China responding to environmental concerns?
How has China invested in renewable energy?
How is China’s economy a mix of socialism and capitalism?

Part III: The U.S.-China Agenda.

How do human rights affect U.S.-China relations?
What is the relationship between the U.S. and Chinese economies?
How do security tensions in Asia affect the United States’ relationship with China?
Is China a threat to the United States?
What is cyberwarfare?
What are the potential effects of cyberwarfare?
What is the relationship between Hong Kong and China?
What is the history of China’s relationship with Japan?

Lesson: The Geography of China

What is life like for people in China today?

Lesson: Art and Politics: Ai Weiwei

How is exploring art useful as a way to learn about other societies?

Lesson: Cross-Strait Relations

What is the history of China’s relationship with Taiwan?

Lesson: U.S. and Chinese Perspectives

How do human rights affect U.S.-China relations?
How is China responding to environmental concerns?
How has China invested in renewable energy?
What is the relationship between the U.S. and Chinese economies?
How do security tensions in Asia affect the United States’ relationship with China?
Is China a threat to the United States?

Lesson: Tracking China's Future

How does the Chinese government control internet activity?
What is life like for people in China today?
How is China responding to environmental concerns?
How has China invested in renewable energy?
How politically active are Chinese citizens today?
What is the relationship between the U.S. and Chinese economies?
How do security tensions in Asia affect the United States’ relationship with China?
Is China a threat to the United States?
What is the history of China’s relationship with Taiwan?
How do human rights affect U.S.-China relations?
Should the international community pressure China’s government to improve its human rights practices?
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