YCW San Francisco was happy to host Andy Rothman from Matthews Asia on Wednesday, October 4 for a lively talk moderated by Leslie Hook from the Financial Times. Exploring the question of whether or not Xi Jinping is a “reformer
YCW San Francisco was happy to co-sponsor a luncheon on Sept 18th featuring David Rank, the former acting US Ambassador to China who resigned from the US foreign service in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Paris
![Brussels – Dinner discussion with the EU Chamber of Commerce in China Patrick Horgan and Mats Harborn [Wed, Sep. 27]](http://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thumb_92_123_Patrick1612.jpg "Brussels – Dinner discussion with the EU Chamber of Commerce in China Patrick Horgan and Mats Harborn [Wed, Sep. 27]")
This talk will open our conversation to a much wider perspective. Starting from the concept that a rising power will cause fear in an established power, Patrick Horgan will broaden our conversation to a much wider perspective. Some of the
![Washington D.C. – Assessing Evolving Challenges in the Asia-Pacific and U.S. Policy in the Region with Randy Schriver [Monday, August 21]](http://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Randy_Schriver_Photo.jpg "Washington D.C. – Assessing Evolving Challenges in the Asia-Pacific and U.S. Policy in the Region with Randy Schriver [Monday, August 21]")
In November, President Trump will embark on his first visit to the Asia-Pacific region to attend the U.S.-ASEAN summit, the East Asia summit, and the APEC summit. U.S. interests and partnerships in the region are under increasing pressure and face
![Singapore – RMB INTERNATIONALIZATION – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS with Professor Gunter Dufey [Thursday, August 17]](http://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gunter.jpg "Singapore – RMB INTERNATIONALIZATION – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS with Professor Gunter Dufey [Thursday, August 17]")
The presentation begins with an analysis of the demand and supply of currencies used by transactors. What motivates individuals and businesses to use a currency other than their own? If businesses in Singapore and Indonesia cannot agree on using SGD