| UNIT/CASE STUDY | INTERACTION |
| 1. Intercultural Communication | Person to person |
| 2. Globalization and Egypt | Globalization and its impact on a country's economy and culture |
| 3. Beijing Jeep | Organization to organization (Organization-extended globalization)
Review of units 1 & 2 Research methods |
9,596,960 sq km
After Russia, Canada, and US
1.4 billion
Han Dynasty, 202 BCE-220 CE
Tang Dynasty, 618-907
Song Dynasty, 960-1279
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1640
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911
Keeping in mind that all Chinese students learn about the long history of China's powerful empires, how might this influence modern China’s national self-image?
How could that conflict with a typical American’s view of world affairs?
What was the Modern Revolution?
Prior to the Modern Revolution did China or Britain have a larger economy?
Population in 1800
U.K., 10.5 million
China, 300 million
Area (today)
U.K., 244,820 sq. km. (ranked 86th)
China, 9,596,960 sq. km. (ranked 4th)
Industrial Potential (U.K. 1900=100) 1750
China 42/U.K. 2 1830
China 55/ U.K. 18
British Imperialism
India under British East India Co.
Chests of British Opium Sold in China
Canton
Confiscation and destruction of opium, 1839
British “Gunboat diplomacy”
“Unequal Treaty” (1842)
$21 million silver dollars indemnity
5 treaty ports
Cession of Hong Kong
*Extraterritoriality (for British subjects)
Mann says, “in desperation British traders began bringing opium to China” (p. 30)
Chinese students learn about China’s experiences with imperialism in school.
Are Chinese likely to agree with Mann’s perspective?
How might memory of the Opium War influence modern China’s perceptions of the British, Americans and other “capitalist” countries?
National revolution, 1911
Civil war, 1916-49
Japanese invasions, 1931-45
*People's Republic of China, 1949
U.S.-China hostilities, 1949-71
Chinese isolationism, 1960s
Improving U.S.-China relations, 1972 onward
Diplomatic relations reestablished, 1979
“Arguments on potentially destructive effects of dealing with a capitalist country were debated on all sides” (Mann, p. 68)
1. What is Jim Mann's background and perspective on China? How reliable is he as an informant about the experiences of Americans in China? What are his sources of information and biases?
2. Why were American Motors Corporation (AMC) and Beijing Automotive Works (BAW) able to quickly sign a “memorandum of understanding” or MOU on Jan. 26, 1979 (p. 47) to establish a joint venture to manufacture jeeps in China?
What is a *joint venture?
What is a *memorandum of understanding (MOU)?
What were AMC’s “interests” in establishing a joint venture?
What does BAW seem to want from the operation?
Language ability
Academic credentials
Research skills (academic)
Interview skills (journalist)
Country experience
“In the end it would be presumptuous, indeed ridiculous, to claim that I had as much access to Chinese thoughts and perceptions as Western ones” (Mann, p.11)
Values of author
Political motives
Financial motives
✓Inexpensive labor ($0.60/hr. vs. $20/hr in 1980)
✓Access to Chinese market
✓Newer technology
✓Outside investment $$
✓Exports to earn foreign currency
✓Manufacturing base to export elsewhere in Asia
Key: ✓=still relevant in early 21st century
