COURSES
Politics
Making the world Anew: Bandung Spirit and the De-dependency Development of China
Yin Zhiguang
Professor of International Politics at Fudan University
This lecture reviewed how colonialism, followed by neoliberal globalization, shaped the Global South, resulting in growth without development and structural dependence on Western countries.
It also addressed the sensitive question of whether China belongs to the Global South community, and examined the continuing relevance of the spirit of the Bandung Conference for countries in the Global South.
It also addressed the sensitive question of whether China belongs to the Global South community, and examined the continuing relevance of the spirit of the Bandung Conference for countries in the Global South.
【Filmed in August 2025】
Economics
Principles Guiding China’s Development
Ding Yifan
Senior fellow of Taihe institute
Senior fellow of the Development Research Center of
the State Council
This course provides ten key principles that have guided China’s path since the reform and opening-up. These principles are distilled from China’s historical experience, encompassing both recurring pitfalls and the “golden rules” validated by its success.
【Filmed in July 2025】
Politics
The Historical Logic and Modern Framework of China's Political System
Fan Yongpeng
Vice Director of the China Institute of Fudan University, Professor in Political Science
The origins of China's political model and the core factors behind the making of China’s uniquely stable and efficient political system
【Filmed in April 2025】
Politics
Not Seeking Hegemony as the Quintessential Chinese Political Philosophy
Wang Xiangsui
Deputy Secretary General at the CITIC Foundation for Reform and Development Studies Former Senior Colonel in the People’s Liberation Army.
Key ideas in China’s political philosophy and the underlying logic of its governance model
【Filmed in April 2025】
Politics
The Rise of the Civilizational State
Zhang Weiwei
Professor of International Relations
Director of the China Institute at Fudan University
This course delves into the controversies
surrounding China's rise and the concept of
the civilizational state. By challenging existing
narratives, it explains the Chinese way of
governance and explore alternative paths of
development.
【Filmed in April 2024】
Finance
Role of Financial System in the Fall and Rise of China
10th - 21st century
10th - 21st century
Ding Yifan
Senior fellow of Taihe institute
Senior fellow of the Development Research Center of
the State Council
This is a crash course on the role that the financial system played in Chinese history, from the Song Dynasty (960–1279) when China was then the world's largest economy to present day debates on RMB internationalization. It projects upon today a geopolitical framework for assessing the impact of China’s rise on global financial systems and what it means for the US dollar.
【Filmed in January 2024】
China 101
China 101
Christopher Kutarna
Political scientist
Fellow of Oxford Martin School and Oxford Saïd
Business School
This course will introduce and discuss
some of the key dynamics that
are going to create the future state of China,
including China’s vision of modernity,
demographics, identify shifts, etc.
It will present you a overall landscape about
how China works and thinks today.
【Filmed in March 2023】
Economics
RMB Exchange Rate and RMB Internationalization
Di Dongsheng
Professor of International Relations at Renmin University of China
Distinguished Fellow at the International Monetary Institute, Renmin University of China
One of the most popular academic influencers among Chinese youth, Professor Di dispels popular fallacies about China’s approach to currencies and shares insights on the impact of geopolitics on it.
【Filmed in March 2021】
International Relations
China’s Security
Challenges at Its Borders
Jin Canrong
Vice Dean, School of
International Studies, Renmin University of China
This ten-lecture series explores
the security challenges facing China at its borders,
including the China-India frontier,
the South China Sea,
the North Korean nuclear deadlock,
and the Diaoyu Islands conundrum.
The course also examines China’s relations
with Russia and the five Central Asian countries,
which are of significant importance
to regional stability.
【Filmed in August 2020】
$10 MONTHLY