Politics and Economy of the Asia-Pacific Region is an elective course offered by the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University. It is designed to introduce to students a series of in-depth studies of the politics and economy in the Asia-Pacific region from the theoretical perspective of international relations. These studies present the historical evolution of the major actors in the region and cut across a broad range of issues including the Asia-Pacific regional security architecture, democratization, economic models, the rise of China, etc. By taking this course, students can survey the major political and economic issues in the region and get familiar with effective social scientific approaches to politics and economy at both regional and state levels. The instructors of the course are Prof. Chengqiu WU and Prof. Yitian Huang, both from the Department of International Politics of SIRPA.