I personally enjoyed this class. The material was interesting for me, we explored topics such as Tiananmen incident, Chinese cheap labor, the Cultural Revolution, etc. Lectures are well-organized--she tries to make every lecture a convincing, inspiring argument. The professor also gives out two extra credit opportunities. However, I have to say that the requirements of this class can be confusing and redundant. The professor asked us to go to a movie screening about the Umbrella Movement, saying that it was mandatory but attendance can earn extra credits. It's like saying it's both mandatory and voluntary. For me, I had a midterm the next day and I did not quite care about the extra credit, but since she said it was mandatory, I had not choice but to go. She is sometimes too demanding as well. She calls out people using electronics in class and did not like people leaving early or sitting in the back. Besides, the workload is not light. She took lecture attendance twice, and there were two in-class exercises as well. A midterm, a group presentation, a final AND a 7-page final paper.
Take it with Ashelee Yang, she is a an amazing TA and helped me a lot.
Great class if you are interested in Chinese society or history. It can be pretty easy if you already knew a lot about China. If not, just try to memorize the concepts and jargons. Totally doable.

I took this class as a non-sociology major, with no prior knowledge of Chinese history or politics. After taking this class, I know that I can confidently hold a conversation about the state and history of China or how capitalism works in a communist country.

The materials covered are pretty light and you don't have to spend a dime on books. Prof. Lee recently started trying out open book exams, but the questions will be not too straight-forward but are not too hard either. She does drop hints before the exams, so make sure to attend lectures. Speaking of lectures, they are very well-organized and are engaging if you actually pay attention. I did not really find the need to study much for the exams or papers because I just attended the lectures and paid attention. Do that and you can do pretty well in class.

Prof. Lee can come off as a little intimidating but I promise she is the nicest person, and actually cares about your learning. Just make sure to go for her office hours at least once and you will realize. I definitely recommend taking this class, but just make sure to attend lectures and you will breeze through the class.

On a side note, Prof. Lee reminded me of Michelle Yeoh from Crazy Rich Asians. lol.

I really wish I had have taken this Pas/No pass. The professor is great but the TA's ruin your gpa for no reason at all...

Sooo much work. We had a 1600-2000 word essay every other week. These essays were assigned on Thursdays and due on Sunday nights, which meant that we were basically forced to do them on the weekends, which kind of sucked because it meant you can't really go out or do anything on the weekend. The essays required you to draw on the readings, which were super long, so that meant an even heavier workload. On the bright side, all these essays meant no exams, so if you prefer essays to tests, you're in luck.
The class itself, though, was really interesting, so if you're willing to deal with all the work that it requires, then I definitely recommend it, because it really opened my eye to all the stuff China is doing around the world. The professor did a really good job of taking unbiased stances toward controversial issues in order to teach them to us in the best possible way, which I really appreciated.