Plate XXIII · Module 23 of 25 · Essential Knowledge
Understanding China and its Role in the World
Plate XXIII · Understanding China and its Role in the World
Plate XXIII · Module 23 of 25 · Essential Knowledge
Plate XXIII · Understanding China and its Role in the World
The argument
For thousands of years, China was the most advanced civilisation on Earth. In sciences, arts, and systems of government, it was centuries ahead. Then came 200 years of decline, exploited by foreign powers. Today China is once again a leading nation, with advancements in science and technology that surpass most of the West. We explore the country's tremendous progress and how its rise will continue to shape the world.
What you’ll walk away with
Questions we’ll explore
How did China go from leading the world for two thousand years to two centuries of decline — and back to the front?
What did the West actually do to China during the so-called 'century of humiliation'?
Why is China's rise unsettling to the post-WWII order, and is that order worth defending?
What does the Belt and Road tell us about how Beijing thinks about the next fifty years?
What can the West learn — and what should it refuse to copy — from how China governs?
Taught by
China business authority
Dr Eamon McKinney is widely regarded as one of the foremost authorities in the world on China-related business issues. Over the past 25 years he has advised hundreds of foreign companies on their China strategies, including Ford, IBM, Microsoft, Pfizer and Boeing. In 2003 he was nominated for a Nobel Prize for economics, has authored numerous books and has been featured in the Economist and the Financial Times.
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What a curriculum should cover and somehow doesn't. Money, philosophy, geography, China, A.I., the institutions that shape daily life.
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