US/China Relations

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The relationship between China and the United States is the most important—and often the most perplexing—international relationship of our era. In order to understand present and future challenges and opportunities more fully, this course will examine the history of U.S.-China relations from 1776 to the present. Paying equal attention to perspectives from both countries, we will reconstruct the surprising, tragic, and rewarding ways Chinese and Americans have engaged with one another over the centuries. Students who complete this course will learn why mutual distrust permeates contemporary bilateral relations. They will also devise realistic pathways toward a more cooperative future. 001241