Our given topic was an enjoyable and difficult one, given the contentious nature of many of the themes under discussion. Our presentation was a definite success considering that every member successfully addressed all of the nuances of their chosen aspect of the topic. We had superb organisation, laying the historical groundwork for the rise of Chinese political and economic power before analysing modern issues and finally providing thoughtful insights as to the possible direction of future Sino-Western relations.
I thoroughly enjoyed researching the changing historical nature of Chinese foreign policy as it is a subject I am very interested in, yet had not, until this project, had the opportunity to research in an academic context. I think the presentation was fantastic, yet one improvement I could have made was to incorporate more pictures into my presentation to make it more attractive and exciting.
The subject of China and the world is a vital topic to understand, as with China's growing power, its businessmen and politicians will play a greater role on the political and economic stages in the years to come. Understanding the history of Sino-Western relations, as well as understanding simple Chinese business etiquette, will facilitate political and economic good relations with China.
China in the past could have influenced modern Chinese foreign policy:
Effects of Western Imperialism:
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/150-Years-Later-Destruction-of-Beijings-Summer-Palace-Still-Inspires-Patriotism-105168144.html
http://english.pravda.ru/history/21-10-2010/115465-chinese_dragon-0/
This website has a lot of links to other pages about this:
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/imperialism/china.cfm
And perhaps Japanese Imperialism:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11562973
Our given topic was an enjoyable and difficult one, given the contentious nature of many of the themes under discussion. Our presentation was a definite success considering that every member successfully addressed all of the nuances of their chosen aspect of the topic. We had superb organisation, laying the historical groundwork for the rise of Chinese political and economic power before analysing modern issues and finally providing thoughtful insights as to the possible direction of future Sino-Western relations.
I thoroughly enjoyed researching the changing historical nature of Chinese foreign policy as it is a subject I am very interested in, yet had not, until this project, had the opportunity to research in an academic context. I think the presentation was fantastic, yet one improvement I could have made was to incorporate more pictures into my presentation to make it more attractive and exciting.
The subject of China and the world is a vital topic to understand, as with China's growing power, its businessmen and politicians will play a greater role on the political and economic stages in the years to come. Understanding the history of Sino-Western relations, as well as understanding simple Chinese business etiquette, will facilitate political and economic good relations with China.