Day+8

 **__ Day 8. The Rise of China and Its Impact on the World __**

After more than one century of painful and reluctant response to the challenge from the West, China began to enter the world gradually and passionately through its entrance into the United Nations in 1971, the WTO in 2001, the Olympic Games in 2008 and World Expo in 2010. China has had a nine percent growth of GDP since 1978 and it has been the second largest economy in the world. “Made in China” itself has become a brand name. Napoleon once warned not to arouse this sleeping lion. Now this sleeping lion has risen. People are curious about the consequences of the rise of China and its impact on the world.

You will be able to understand how China’s rise impacts the world and the United States in the 21st century.
 * Objective: **

PPT:  **Movies:** Next Superpower: China (11 parts)
 * Questions **:
 * How will China’s rise challenge the status quo of the world and the United States?
 * How can we understand China’s self-claimed peaceful rise/development?
 * Can a peaceful co-existence remain between the United States and China?
 * Reading: TBD **