The interactions between the people of America and China over the past two hundred years covering trade, cultural exchanges, politics, and diplomacy will be analyzed and discussed.  Using this history as a background, students will view contemporary issues, human rights, diplomacy, China after the Cold War, political interactions, and scholarly exchanges with the hope of obtaining a better understanding of America's perceptions of China and China's perceptions of the United States.

Chi Wang, Ph.D., Georgetown University; Adjunct Professor of Liberal Studies, Georgetown University.