Web Links/ Great Project Resources!!!
- Wanxiang Group Website
- US-China Clean Energy Research Center http://www.us-china-cerc.org/
- The Paulson Institute (A think tank devoted to US/China economic and environmental cooperation)
http://www.paulsoninstitute.org - Science Magazine Article (July 5, 2017) www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/even-tiny-amounts-oil-could-doom-seabirds
- US – China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (forum for US/Chinese government cooperation; US Department of the Treasury, formerly “Strategic Economic Dialogue”)http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/Pages/china.aspx
- Article on Fisker Automative and Technology Group in Delaware: http://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/business/2015/06/18/fisker-open-calif-manufacturing-plant/28918069/
- Recent article published on former Fisker plant and Wanxiang purchase. www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2017/07/21/two-companies-grow-fiskers-ashes/459867001/
- Cutest solar farm is now live on the grid (Mashable Asia) mashable.com/2017/07/05/panda-power/#VcBRsOQSXaqm
Optional Readings
- WeiWei Zhang. The China Wave: The Rise of a Civilized State
- Jonathan D. Spencen. The Search for Modern China
- Meng, F. The Phenomenon of Chinese Culture at the Turn of the 21st Century
- Luk, Tak-chuen. "The Politics of Poverty Eradication in Rural China"
- Sunzi: The Art of War
- Clark, Ian. Globalization and International Relations Theory
- Kissenger, Henry. On China
- Steve Parker UK. Solar Energy
- Michael H. Westbrook. The Electric Car, Development and future of battery, hybrid and fuel-cell cars.
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Apps:
WeChat - Social Networking
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Pleco - Chinese Dictionary
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Required Reading: |
Yuan, Haiwang. This is China: The First 5,000 Years, Chapter 4
Reflection/Journal Question: Based upon your reading of Chapter 4 in the book, describe how cultural concepts and ideas have shaped the way Chinese today interact with themselves and others. Include some of the concerns and challenges the Chinese people and leaders face today and why this is important to our common future.
Reflection/Journal Question: Based upon your reading of Chapter 4 in the book, describe how cultural concepts and ideas have shaped the way Chinese today interact with themselves and others. Include some of the concerns and challenges the Chinese people and leaders face today and why this is important to our common future.