This course aims at expanding students’ knowledge on the evolution of media and communication in contemporary Chinese societies. Close examination of some important events and major characteristics of the news media will enable students to understand the impact of these events that changed people’s perspectives about their societies and about themselves. Analysis on the role of the news media in specific events and the interplay between “the information provider” and “the information receiver” will help students to gain a profound understanding of the unique political, economic, and social dynamics in the Greater China Region.