AIR701 Essay

AIR701 Research Essay

300695 Network Technologies

Second Assignment: Research Essay

2500 words;

Essay Questions:

Please choose one question from the following options.

1. Why does China cling to an apparently out-dated view on sovereignty and non-intervention in international relations?

2. What are the main security concerns for the Chinese government? Why?

3. Has China become more assertive and arrogant in conducting its foreign policy especially since the Global Financial Crisis?

4. Is China's rise similar to the rise of Nazi Germany and militarist Japan before World War II?

5. Is there a power shift to China from the West in general and the US in particular? What does it mean for great power relations?

6. Will China eventually converge with the West in political terms? What are international implications of its democratisation or continued failure to democratise in the future?

7. There were strong protests in the West against China’s human rights records (especially in relation to Tibet) in the lead-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. What have such campaigns achieved in terms of helping the cause of human rights in China in general and Tibet in particular?

8. Will closer economic ties and deepening regional integration between China and its Asian neighbours guarantee a peaceful region?

9. Why has the South China Sea recently re-emerged as a flash point between China and the other claimants?

10. Is the Obama administration’s pivot to Asia an attempt to contain China?

11.Why does Australia continue to feel unease about China despite the fact that China has been central to Australia’s economic prosperity in the past decade?

12. China’s business practices have often been singled out for international criticism. Is China playing by the rules as far as its business practices are concerned?

13. How has China's growing presence in Africa/South Pacific/Latin America been received by countries in those regions? (please choose one region to address this question)

14. Chinese nationalism seems to have been on the rise for the past two decades or so. Why?

15.What can best explain the reasons behind the détente in cross-strait relations in the past few years?

16.Will the twenty-first century be the ‘Chinese Century’?

17.What are the major challenges and obstacles to Western attempts to understand China?

Requirements:

1) Directly address the topic by way of a clearly identifiable central argument in the Introduction.

2) Argument should remain consistent throughout the essay and be substantiated by strong evidence, examples, and reasoned analysis.

3) Show an understanding of the key literature relevant to the chosen assignment question, and an ability to critically engage with existing or potential counter-arguments to your argument. Do not spend too much time on describing what has happened or what it is (such background information should be kept very brief), but rather focus on demonstrating why your argument is correct and why other arguments are not convincing.

4) The essay should be well-structured with clearly-identifiable sections (especially Introduction, Conclusion). The Conclusion in particular should summarise your main argument. Additionally, there should be clearly transition sentences between paragraphs to assist the flow of your argument/analysis.

4) Use up-to-date and relevant sources (particularly academic sources), and include a bibliography (or references) at the end of the essay. You must provide references where you have cited or used ideas of other authors.

5) Proofread your essay before submission to minimise typos, punctuation and grammatical errors.

UNIT 21: Small Business Enterprise

MARKING CRITERIA

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