Li Juan Zhang
Adjunct Professor
Professor Zhang is a Fulbright Scholar at the Monterey Institute from 1997-1999 and serves as a research fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from 2006-2007. She is a full professor in the School of Economics at Shandong University in China. She has authored and co-authored five books and published about twenty academic papers in a number of professional journals.
Expertise
International Economics; International Trade Policy; Commercial Diplomacy; Trade Negotiations; US-China Trade Relations
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Shandong University; MA, Commercial Diplomacy, Monterey Institute of International Studies; BA Economics, Shandong University
Courses
Courses offered in the past four years.
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▹ indicates offered in the upcoming term[s]
IPMG 8602 / IMGT 8602 - FinanclIssChina-GlobalContext
China’s rise has put China’s financial issues at the center of global economic and financial stability. This course provides an up-to-date evaluation on China’s currency policy, foreign exchange regime, banking structure and other financial issues in the global context. The course begins with an overview of China’s financial system, followed by discussions on how variation in China’s financial reforms can account for differences in patterns of global business and world economic development. Then the course turns to a case analysis of China’s RMB exchange rate and its effects on the global financial order and world/American economy. During simulations, students will take on various roles in contemporary debates/issues, including RMB appreciation, SME financing, capital controls, foreign debts, and the future global financial regime.
Spring 2012 - MIIS, Spring 2013 - MIIS
IPOL 8579 - The China Factor
This course covers a wide array of topics in three areas: the international relations, the investment and trade, and market competition. A more detailed list of the topics in the international relations area includes the Chinese imperial legacies and revolution, the contemporary political institutions and policy making processes, the opening of China and reforms and their resulting challenges, China’s role in global peace and development, China’s relations with U.S., the other Asian powers and the other world powers, and the mainland-Taiwan relation. The major topics in the trade and investment area include the evolution of China’s trade and investment policy before and during the reform era, the Chinese economic regime and policy making process, China’s accession into the WTO and integration into global economy, the regional economic cooperation between China and East and Southeast Asia, China’s industrial policy and national standard strategy, Sino-US economic relations and China’s environmental and energy challenges and sustainable development. In the market competition area, the major topics are the rise of private businesses and reform of state-owned enterprises, the Chinese-style enterprise management, the changing consumer behavior, sourcing in China, and dynamic competition among Chinese firms and multinationals in China and in global marketplaces. In each of these areas, the learning focuses on the important institutional and individual players, processes, policies and strategies at the different levels of social, economic and political activities in China and beyond.
Fall 2009 - MIIS
IPSG 8573 / IPOL 8573 - US-China Trade Relations ▲
This course offers an economic approach to understand the US-China trade relations. It draws on the theories and insights of economics, trade and international relations to examine the US-China trade relations. It thereby helps students develop a better understanding of how US-China trade relations have been built based on interdependence of bilateral economy and trade, engagement of American strategy, the rising power of China and its impacts on the US-China relations. This course will help students gain experience in accessing a wide array of resources pertaining to US China trade policy formation and analysis, so that students can return to these resources as a way to stay informed on current policy issues in their future careers.
Fall 2011 - MIIS, Fall 2012 - MIIS, Fall 2013 - MIIS
WKSH 8501 - Wks:US-China Trade Relations
WKSH 8552 - FinanclIssChina-GlobalContext
China’s rise has put China’s financial issues at the center of global economic and financial stability. This course provides an up-to-date evaluation on China’s currency policy, foreign exchange regime, banking structure and other financial issues in the global context. The course begins with an overview of China’s financial system, followed by discussions on how variation in China’s financial reforms can account for differences in patterns of global business and world economic development. Then the course turns to a case analysis of China’s RMB exchange rate and its effects on the global financial order and world/American economy. During simulations, students will take on various roles in contemporary debates/issues, including RMB appreciation, SME financing, capital controls, foreign debts, and the future global financial regime.
Spring 2012 - MIIS
