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Frank N. Pieke, the new head MERICS, argues that President Xi Jinping might find it more difficult than expected to secure a third term.
![San Francisco – Maineland: movie screening and panel featuring Director Miao Wang [Tuesday, October 2]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Maineland.jpg "San Francisco – Maineland: movie screening and panel featuring Director Miao Wang [Tuesday, October 2]")
YCW will be hosting a panel discussion with Director Miao Wang after the San Francisco showing of Maineland, a critically acclaimed movie depicting the story of two mainland Chinese students attending a Maine boarding school. The film showing will be
Victoria Ho chats with YCW about Goldthread’s editorial vision and how technology is changing youth culture in China.
![Singapore – Dinner & Discussion on Renegotiating Asymmetries: What’s New in New Malaysia’s China Policy? with Dr. KUIK Cheng-Chwee, Ph.D. with Dr. Kuik Cheng-Chwee [Wednesday, October 03]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imageedit_2_4544345665-388x350.jpg "Singapore – Dinner & Discussion on Renegotiating Asymmetries: What’s New in New Malaysia’s China Policy? with Dr. KUIK Cheng-Chwee, Ph.D. with Dr. Kuik Cheng-Chwee [Wednesday, October 03]")
Prime Minister Mahathir’s various statements about China since his stunning return to power in May 2018 have left the impression that the new Malaysia is now determined to reset its relations with the giant neighbor. This is especially so after
![Shanghai – Understanding China’s Social Credit System: Vision and State of Implementation
with Mareike Ohlberg [Thursday, September 20]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Mareike_Ohlberg_press.jpg "Shanghai – Understanding China’s Social Credit System: Vision and State of Implementation
with Mareike Ohlberg [Thursday, September 20]")
China’s Social Credit System, a novel big data-enabled toolkit for monitoring, rating, and steering the behavior of market participants, is proposed as a cure-all solution to a multitude of social and economic challenges in China. With several social credit pilots