CURSO:CHINA:BUSINESS, LAW, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY TRADUCCION:CHINA:NEGOCIOS, DERECHO, TECNOLOGIA Y SOCIEDAD SIGLA:DER509G CREDITOS:05 MODULOS:02 CARACTER:OPTATIVO TIPO:CATEDRA CALIFICACION:ESTANDAR (CALIFICACION DE 1.0 A 7.0) PALABRAS CLAVE:CHINA, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT NIVEL FORMATIVO:PREGRADO I.COURSE DESCRIPTION After the course, the students will be able to apply key legal and business considerations in their professional interactions with China and make use of technology trends in them. Following a methodology that emphasizes the active participation of students through the analysis and discussion of cases, articles, book chapters, videos and podcasts, and assessing the course?s content by means of individual assignments, group presentations, class participation and a final paper. The course is intended for students from all study backgrounds II.LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.Analyze the importance of law when doing business with China by introducing key legal agreements, documents and trade mechanisms, and new legal technology trends 2.Analyze the main aspects of doing business in and with China, and key issues on how Chinese companies/entrepreneurs approach business with the world 3.Value the rapid technology development and progress in China, its implications and opportunities for Latin America and Chile in particular III.CONTENTS 1.Doing business with China 1.1.Introduction to the Chinese economy 1.2.`Reform and Opening Up?, changes in China after 1978 1.3.China as a global player 1.4.The rise of the first Chinese international companies 1.5.How to do business with Chinese companies: international and Latin American experiences 2.China and its legal evolution 2.1.The concept of law in China and its implications in business 2.2.The importance of legal documents in China for business 2.3.Key legal agreements between China and Latin America: free trade agreements and other trade mechanisms 2.4.LegalTech in China 3.China as a world tech superpower 3.1.Policies towards technology development and innovation 3.2.First internet giants (Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent) 3.3.`Made in China 2025? and the leadership of Chinese tech companies overseas IV.METHODOLOGY ?Study cases ?Class discussion ?Debate V.ASSESSMENT SUMMARY -Individual short and written: 10% each (total 30%) -Class participation: 20% -Group project/presentation: 20% -Final paper (written): 30% VI.BIBLIOGRAPHY Mandatory readings Kennedy, Robert E., Vietor, Richard H.K., Galef, Julia, `China: To Get Rich is Glorious?, Harvard Business School, 2006 Lardy, Nicholas, `Issues in China WTO Accession?, Brookings, 2001 Shambaugh, David, `China Goes Global, But Only Partially? (video), Australian National University, 2012 Candelon, Francois, Yang, Fangqi, Wu, Daniel, `Are China?s Digital Companies Ready to Go Global??, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 2019 Quelch, John A., `Lenovo: Building a Global Brand?, Harvard Business School, 2006 Qi, Guijie, Chen, Jiali, Zhang, John, `Mobike: A Smart Bike-Sharing Service Platform?, Ivey Publishing, 2018 Ma, Li, Brett, Jeanne, Wang, Hao, Zhang, Zhi Xue, `Negotiating with Chinese Investors?, MIT Sloan Management Review, 2017 Bello, `A cheery tale of Chilean cherries?, The Economist, 2019 Nanda, Ashish & Rohrer, Lisa, `Fangda Partners: A Step Ahead?, Harvard Business School, 2019 Schotter, Andreasand & Teagarden, Mary B., `Protecting Intellectual Property in China?, MIT Sloan Management Review, 2014 Nanda, Ashish & Rohrer, Lisa, `Tiantong & Partners: Transforming Litigation Practice in China?, Harvard Business School, 2018 Ko, Sebastian, `5 Factors Driving the Chinese Lawtech Boom?, World Economic Forum, 2019 Neo, Boon Siong, Leow, Dolly, Lim, Wee Kiat, Wang, Coco, `Shenzhen at 40: China's Silicon Valley of Hardware (1978-2018)?, ABCC at Nanyang Tech University, 2018 Cantale, Salvatore, Buche, Ivy, Barbier, Joel, `China's Tencent: Leading the Way in Monetizing Platforms?, IMD, 2017 De Cremer, David & Tao, Tian, `Leading Huawei: Lessons from China's Most Successful Executive?, Rotman Management Magazine, 2016 Suggested complementary reading (books) Clark, Duncan, 'Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built', Harper-Collins Publishers, New York, 2016 Fernandez, Juan Antonio, & Underwood, Laurie. 'China CEO', John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 2006 Kissinger, Henry. 'On China', Penguin Books, New York, 2012 Lee, Kai-Fu, 'AI Superpowers', Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 2018 Seligman, Scott D., 'Chinese Business Etiquette', Warner Books, New York, 1999 Shambaugh, David, 'China Goes Global', Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013 Sun, Tzu. 'The Art of War' (5th century BC) Susskind, Richard. `Tomorrow?s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future?, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2017 Vogel, Ezra F. `Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China?, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Massachusetts), 2011 Woetzel, Jonathan & Towson, Jeffrey, 'The 1-hour China Book', T PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE FACULTAD DE DERECHO / OCTUBRE 2019