China Center (Seminar) China’s worldview and the view of China in the world

HS/SE · Prof. Dr. WEI Naiming · MAR 4.063 · Blockveranstaltung, Wochenende, 18.-19. (Sa. & So.) April 2026 und 04.-05. (Sa. & So.) Juli 2026. |

Termine: 18.-19. (Sa. & So.) April 2026, jeweils von 9:00 bis 17:30 mit einer Stunde Mittagspause

04.-05. (Sa. & So.) Juli 2026, jeweils von 9:00 bis 17:30 mit einer Stunde Mittagspause

Ankündigungstext:

This course offers students an opportunity to examine China’s evolving worldview—its historical roots, turbulent transformations into modernity, and the recent global ambitions—while also exploring how China is perceived in different parts of the world.

This leads into an examination of the formation of the modern international order—from the Westphalian system to the post-war US-led alliance construct—and its norms, institutions, and power structures. Against this backdrop, we analyze China’s changing role in the international community over the last decades. Students will explore how China understands its own place in the world today, how Chinese policymaking interprets concepts such as sovereignty, development, security, and civilization, and how China is viewed in Europe, the Global South, and the US.

The course concludes with a forward-looking discussion: How should Europe and Germany engage with China as partner, competitor, and systemic rival? What future scenarios are plausible?

This course combines lectures, discussions, case studies and group work. Students from all disciplines are welcome.

Literaturverweis:

Henry Kissinger (2015), The world order, Penguin US

Ray Dalio (2021), Principles for dealing with the changing world order, Simon & Schuster UK

Hu, Chunchun & Co. (Hrg.) (2023). Im Spannungsverhältnis zw. Selbst- und Fremdverstehen - Globale Herausforderungen und deutsch-chinesische Kulturbeziehungen, Springer VS

Module: 10772; 10771; 10686; 10519; 11176

Dozent: Prof. Dr. WEI Naiming

HS/SE · Prof. Dr. WEI Naiming · MAR 4.063 · Blockveranstaltung, Wochenende, 18.-19. (Sa. & So.) April 2026 und 04.-05. (Sa. & So.) Juli 2026. |

Termine: 18.-19. (Sa. & So.) April 2026, jeweils von 9:00 bis 17:30 mit einer Stunde Mittagspause

04.-05. (Sa. & So.) Juli 2026, jeweils von 9:00 bis 17:30 mit einer Stunde Mittagspause

Ankündigungstext:

This course offers students an opportunity to examine China’s evolving worldview—its historical roots, turbulent transformations into modernity, and the recent global ambitions—while also exploring how China is perceived in different parts of the world.

This leads into an examination of the formation of the modern international order—from the Westphalian system to the post-war US-led alliance construct—and its norms, institutions, and power structures. Against this backdrop, we analyze China’s changing role in the international community over the last decades. Students will explore how China understands its own place in the world today, how Chinese policymaking interprets concepts such as sovereignty, development, security, and civilization, and how China is viewed in Europe, the Global South, and the US.

The course concludes with a forward-looking discussion: How should Europe and Germany engage with China as partner, competitor, and systemic rival? What future scenarios are plausible?

This course combines lectures, discussions, case studies and group work. Students from all disciplines are welcome.

Literaturverweis:

Henry Kissinger (2015), The world order, Penguin US

Ray Dalio (2021), Principles for dealing with the changing world order, Simon & Schuster UK

Hu, Chunchun & Co. (Hrg.) (2023). Im Spannungsverhältnis zw. Selbst- und Fremdverstehen - Globale Herausforderungen und deutsch-chinesische Kulturbeziehungen, Springer VS

Module: 10772; 10771; 10686; 10519; 11176

Dozent: Prof. Dr. WEI Naiming

HS/SE · Prof. Dr. WEI Naiming · MAR 4.063 · Blockveranstaltung, Wochenende, 18.-19. (Sa. & So.) April 2026 und 04.-05. (Sa. & So.) Juli 2026. |

Termine: 18.-19. (Sa. & So.) April 2026, jeweils von 9:00 bis 17:30 mit einer Stunde Mittagspause

04.-05. (Sa. & So.) Juli 2026, jeweils von 9:00 bis 17:30 mit einer Stunde Mittagspause

Ankündigungstext:

This course offers students an opportunity to examine China’s evolving worldview—its historical roots, turbulent transformations into modernity, and the recent global ambitions—while also exploring how China is perceived in different parts of the world.

This leads into an examination of the formation of the modern international order—from the Westphalian system to the post-war US-led alliance construct—and its norms, institutions, and power structures. Against this backdrop, we analyze China’s changing role in the international community over the last decades. Students will explore how China understands its own place in the world today, how Chinese policymaking interprets concepts such as sovereignty, development, security, and civilization, and how China is viewed in Europe, the Global South, and the US.

The course concludes with a forward-looking discussion: How should Europe and Germany engage with China as partner, competitor, and systemic rival? What future scenarios are plausible?

This course combines lectures, discussions, case studies and group work. Students from all disciplines are welcome.

Literaturverweis:

Henry Kissinger (2015), The world order, Penguin US

Ray Dalio (2021), Principles for dealing with the changing world order, Simon & Schuster UK

Hu, Chunchun & Co. (Hrg.) (2023). Im Spannungsverhältnis zw. Selbst- und Fremdverstehen - Globale Herausforderungen und deutsch-chinesische Kulturbeziehungen, Springer VS

Module: 10772; 10771; 10686; 10519; 11176

Dozent: Prof. Dr. WEI Naiming

HS/SE · Prof. Dr. WEI Naiming · MAR 4.063 · Blockveranstaltung, Wochenende, 18.-19. (Sa. & So.) April 2026 und 04.-05. (Sa. & So.) Juli 2026. |

Termine: 18.-19. (Sa. & So.) April 2026, jeweils von 9:00 bis 17:30 mit einer Stunde Mittagspause

04.-05. (Sa. & So.) Juli 2026, jeweils von 9:00 bis 17:30 mit einer Stunde Mittagspause

Ankündigungstext:

This course offers students an opportunity to examine China’s evolving worldview—its historical roots, turbulent transformations into modernity, and the recent global ambitions—while also exploring how China is perceived in different parts of the world.

This leads into an examination of the formation of the modern international order—from the Westphalian system to the post-war US-led alliance construct—and its norms, institutions, and power structures. Against this backdrop, we analyze China’s changing role in the international community over the last decades. Students will explore how China understands its own place in the world today, how Chinese policymaking interprets concepts such as sovereignty, development, security, and civilization, and how China is viewed in Europe, the Global South, and the US.

The course concludes with a forward-looking discussion: How should Europe and Germany engage with China as partner, competitor, and systemic rival? What future scenarios are plausible?

This course combines lectures, discussions, case studies and group work. Students from all disciplines are welcome.

Literaturverweis:

Henry Kissinger (2015), The world order, Penguin US

Ray Dalio (2021), Principles for dealing with the changing world order, Simon & Schuster UK

Hu, Chunchun & Co. (Hrg.) (2023). Im Spannungsverhältnis zw. Selbst- und Fremdverstehen - Globale Herausforderungen und deutsch-chinesische Kulturbeziehungen, Springer VS

Module: 10772; 10771; 10686; 10519; 11176

Dozent: Prof. Dr. WEI Naiming