AST 4305 Lecture 1: What is China?

• School: Baylor University
• Department: Asian Studies
• Course: AST 4305
• Professor: Daniel Barish

Document Summary

China, in history, ran into a lot of issues because they were unwilling to change things. This unwillingness came from a respect for tradition and filial piety, a belief that change meant they were saying their ancestors were not good enough. Having a singular time zone throughout the country: beijing government realizes that not every person throughout the country feels united as "chinese" so they make ways of forcing unity. Countries that recognize taiwan as an independent country are being increasingly pressured by china to only recognize the "one china" policy. 4 places "in" china that do not necessarily want to be a part of china: xinjiang, tibet, taiwan, hong ong. Xinjiang is where the concentration camps of largely muslim uyghurs allegedly are. Population of china: 1. 3 billion, 55% currently live in urban areas. Have to remember that china is a place of people that are predominately poor, rural, focused on agriculture.