YOUNG CHINA WATCHERS: FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHINA THOUGHT-LEADERS

Through our 10 chapters in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Berlin, Singapore, Brussels, and Washington DC, YCW engages individuals on the most pressing issues emerging from China today.

CREATING DIALOGUE ABOUT CHINA THROUGH OUR GLOBAL SPEAKER SERIES

YCW attracts leading experts on China from academic, policy and business communities to speak across our city chapters in Asia, Europe and the U.S.

ENGAGING YCW COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING NETWORKS

YCW hosts roundtables and dinners with visiting experts and delegations, allowing for more focused interaction and discussions on the latest key issues. Our growing online community features diverse analysis by established and emerging experts, connecting with our members around the world.

Shanghai – Stephen J. Flanagan, Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Before joining CSIS in June 2007, Stephen J. Flanagan served as Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies and Vice President for Research at the National Defense University for seven years. He held several senior positions in the U.S. government

Hong Kong – ‘Selling Stuff to the New “Squeezed” Middle Class’ with Paul French, Mintel International

Paul French is the Chief China Market Strategist for Mintel International based in Shanghai. He specialises in consumption and retail economics in China and Asia and is regularly quoted in a wide range of media. He is a columnist for

Shanghai – ‘China and Africa: Think Again’ with Deborah Bräutigam, Johns Hopkins SAIS

Deborah Bräutigam is Professor of International Development and Comparative Politics, Director of the International Development Program of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She is also the author of “The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa”,

Shanghai – ‘China’s Superbank: The China Development Bank (CBD)’ with Henry Sanderson and Michael Forsythe, Bloomberg

Henry Sanderson and Michael Forsythe are co-authors of “China’s Superbank: Debt, Oil and Influence – How China Development Bank is Rewriting the Rules of Finance”. Henry Sanderson has been a Beijing-based reporter for Bloomberg News since April 2010. Prior to that, he was a reporter for

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