ABSTRACT
The People’s Republic of China is a communist country under the tight control of the Chinese Communist Party, which claims sole legitimacy to decide ideological and policy questions. For generations, Chinese students have been socialized in a passive learning environment. Teachers lecture and students listen and take notes. This educational style is also bolstered by the severe lack of published material available for students. The students are considered some of China’s best and brightest and have well-above-average English-language skills. The students are also more inclined to be interested in world politics and generally very well informed. The major challenge for Chinese students is analytical skills. The chapter deals with a former graduate student who had returned to China and with several graduate students at the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing in writing a case on China’s decision to enter the Korean War.
