Section outline

  • After the USA, China is considered as a second world power with rising potential in world politics. Therefore it will be taken into consideration for the lecture as second most important country in the world affairs.

    China´s strive for hegemony and supremacy will be discussed in a following related areas:

    First, China’s disputes (e.g. trade war, security issues, human rights issues) with the USA will be encompassed into the lectures.

    Second, interest of China into non-Western and non-democratic areas will be taken into consideration during the lectures - in the "global South" and on the Belt and Road Initiative in particular. 

    Third, the focus of the lecture will turn on China´s raising pressure on HongKong and Taiwan in contemporary global order.

    Fourth, a proactive public policy will be also analyzed and discussed.