Lesson 12: Understanding China and the Asian Century
February 20, 2020
Review:
- Quiz 05 Results
- 20th Century China
Presentation:
- Geography of East Asia and Southeast Asia
- Map Quiz Game

- Understanding the Rise of China (TED Talk by Martin Jacques)
- Asian Century
- British Imperial Century (19th)
- American Century (20th)
- Asian Century (21st)
- Asian Economies
- The “Chinese Commonwealth”
- Tigers: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea
- Tiger Cubs: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
- Viet Nam’s economic miracle
- Other major economies: India, Japan
- The “Chinese Commonwealth”
- Contemporary China
- Urbanization on a massive scale
- Energy intensive growth
- China investing in Africa, Latin America
- to secure trade/geopolitical relationships
- to ensure sources of food, raw materials
- Asia’s Rise (TED talk by Hans Rosling)
Assignment:
- Study for Quiz 06 covering China and East Asian geography
- Vietnam
- Recommended: The Vietnam War (Ken Burns documentary)
- Recommended movies about the Vietnam War: Apocalypse Now, Platoon, The Deer Hunter.