Singapore University of Social Sciences

CHS102 Chinese History and Culture in the Twentieth Century provides a brief survey of the transformation and reformation of Chinese history and examines the major cultural changes since 1900. It attempts to trace the development of Chinese society, politics, ideology and culture, from the late Qing dynasty to the 1911 revolution, from the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 to the Chinese economic reform of 1978 until the end of twentieth century. Students gain a deeper understanding of key issues facing modern China and China’s attempts to address them.