This course aims at examining the foreign policy of the People’s Republic of China since its establishment in 1949, with major emphasis on the recent developments. We will explore a range of issues of foreign policy, such as China’s grand strategy, role in Asian region and global institutions, relations with the West and emerging economies. The course pays special attention to student debates on four major issues: how to eye a rising China, China’s role in Korean peninsula, the growing tensions with Japan, and China-Taiwan future relations. Upon completing the course, students should be able to understand the perceptions of the Chinese leadership toward international environment in view of its ideological position and its tasks of national development and economic growth, as well as foreign policy strategies based upon its national interests. Students are encouraged to develop their own independent assessment of the achievements and failures of Chinese foreign policy.