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LATEST YCW EVENTS
Announcing the 5th Lau-YCW Essay Competition: “China: Knowledge Superpower”
Young China Watchers & Lau China Institute Essay Competition 2023 “China: Knowledge Superpower” The Lau China Institute together with Young China Watchers welcomes submissions to …Read More »London – The 6th YCW-King’s College London China Conference (Sat, 18 Feb)
The 6th YCW-King’s College London China Conference China: Going Global, Staying Local Saturday, February 18, 2023 • Conference start time: 10am (London) • Conference venue: …Read More »Shanghai – “Fresh Rhythms”- A Chinese Reimagination of Western Pop Genres (Tue, 6 Dec)
YCW SH: “Fresh Rhythms”- A Chinese Reimagination of Western Pop Genres with Ray Suarez (Visiting Professor at NYU Shanghai) and Charlie Cooper (Creative Director at …Read More »4h Lau-YCW Writing Competition Winner and Runners-Up
“Young China Watchers & Lau China Institute Writing Competition 2022” ‘China’s Digital Transformation’ In partnership with King’s College London’s Lau China Institute, YCW held a …Read More »Webinar Replay: China’s Borderland Relations — India
Rewatch episode three of this series on China’s relations with its neighborsRead More »
YCW BLOG
Voices on China — Rorry Daniels, Managing Director of Asia Society Policy Institute
Rorry Daniels discusses cross-strait relations from U.S., China and Japan perspectives.Read More »The Health Code System: A Litmus Test for Local Governance in China
This article by Jingbo Hua was awarded Runner-Up in the “Young China Watchers & Lau China Institute Writing Competition 2022” …Read More »Xi Is Thwarting His Own Plans to Transform Global Tech
This article by Christina Burjan was awarded Runner-Up in the “Young China Watchers & Lau China Institute Writing Competition 2022” …Read More »How Online Mass-Line Could Transform China’s Political Ecosystem
This article by Luke Cavanaugh was awarded first prize in the “Young China Watchers & Lau China Institute Writing Competition …Read More »Voices on China – Li Qiang, Founder of China Labor Watch
Li Qiang is the founder and executive director of China Labor Watch (CLW), a New York-based nongovernmental organization that was …Read More »