The course focuses on political developments and international relations in the East Asian region, with an emphasis on the People's Republic of China. The content includes China's historical trajectory from the imperial era and the republican period to the Cultural Revolution and the reforms of the post-Mao era. It analyzes China's modern political and economic system, its internal challenges, and future prospects. At the same time, the course explores China's international relations, with particular emphasis on its relations with the United States and the European Union, as well as regional power dynamics and territorial disputes involving Taiwan and neighboring states in the South China Sea.