OCEU 2260 - European Union Foreign Policy Towards the People's Republic of China

***NEW COURSE***

Please be reminded that this is a course on European Studies, not China or Asian Studies.

The seminar course will allow students to explore the field of study on the European Union's (EU) foreign policy with a focus towards the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the European Community and the PRC in 1975, the EU and the PRC has undergone different stages of interactions. This course will concentrate on the time starting from 2013.

The course will start by introducing fundamental knowledge about EU foreign policy. In the second part, students will briefly learn about EU foreign policy towards the PRC between 1975 and 2012. The third part will investigate the topic in the post-2013 timeframe through different policy areas and foreign factors having played a role in the EU's foreign policy on the PRC.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. EU foreign policy

2. EU institutions and Member States

3. EU-PRC relations

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

1. news and policy analysis

2. presentation and Q&A capabilities in seminars

3. policy paper and simulation

Earl WANG
Séminaire
English
- In-Class Presence: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester

- News: 1 hour a week / 12 hours a semester

- Reading and Preparation for Class: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester

- Research and Preparation for Presentation: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester

Basic knowledge about EU institutions is advised.

Spring 2024-2025
1. An oral presentation and Q&A with fellow classmates (40%)

2. A policy exercise (policy paper and simulation game) (40%)

3. Participation (including attendance) (20%)

1. European External Action Service. 2013. EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation. November 2013.
2. European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. 2016. Joint Communication: Elements for a New EU Strategy on China. June 2016.
3. European External Action Service. 2016. Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. A Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy. June 2016.
4. European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. 2019. Joint Communication: EU-China – A Strategic Outlook. March 2019.
5. European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. 2021. The EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. September 2021.
1. Bickerton, Christopher. 2011. European Union Foreign Policy: from Effectiveness to Functionality. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
2. Bulmer, Simon and Christian Lequesne. 2020. The Member States of the European Union (3rd Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3. Keukeleire, Stephan and Tom Delreux. 2014. The Foreign Policy of the European Union. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
4. Telò, Mario and Ponjaert Frederik. 2013. The EU's Foreign Policy: What Kind of Power and Diplomatic Action? Farnham Burlington: Ashgate.
5. Wong, Reuben and Hill Christopher, eds. 2011. National and European Foreign Policies: Towards Europeanization. New York: Routledge.