YCW recently partnered with the Lau China Institute at King’s College London to launch an essay competition on the topic: “How will China change the world?” One of the runners-up, Matthew Phan, delivered a comprehensive analysis of China’s economic growth and its impact on current thinking about trajectories of development.
![Berlin – Where is Russia’s Pivot to Asia? with Gustav Gressel, Thomas Eder [Gustav Gressel and Thomas Eder]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gustavgressel-550x350.jpg "Berlin – Where is Russia’s Pivot to Asia? with Gustav Gressel, Thomas Eder [Gustav Gressel and Thomas Eder]")
In recent years Moscow has been reaching out to Asian powers, especially China, trying to replace the West as a as a major market for Russian exports and source of capital and investment. Western sanctions, following the annexation of Crimea
![Berlin – Europe-China Civil Society Cooperation: In Search of Ways Forward with Isabel Hilton, Andreas Fulda, Bertram Lang [Isabel Hilton, Andreas Fulda and Bertram Lang]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/isabel_hilton.jpg "Berlin – Europe-China Civil Society Cooperation: In Search of Ways Forward with Isabel Hilton, Andreas Fulda, Bertram Lang [Isabel Hilton, Andreas Fulda and Bertram Lang]")
The panelists will discuss how civil society engagement with China can be constructive and productive in the future. European and Chinese policy-makers have acknowledged on many occasions the importance of extending their relations beyond diplomatic and business interactions and promote
Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Ian Johnson discusses religion in contemporary China as well as his latest book on the topic.