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.

Voices on China – Molly Des Jardin and Brian Vivier: University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Librarians at University of Pennsylvania are using optical character recognition (OCR) to build a text corpus of Chinese-character documents from the early 20th century. YCW talks to Molly Des Jardin and Brian Vivier about their goals and challenges.

YCW BJ Mentor Feature: Peggy Tse on Sharing

In a city as fast-moving as Beijing, sometimes we choose quantity over quality of professional relationships. During the narrow windows of networking, we never forget to hand out business cards to new acquaintances. But what about having meaningful conversations and

YCW BJ Director of Mentorship: Kevin Kerrigan on the Best Advice He’s Received

Before moving to Beijing, I worked in Brussels for the UK government on a host of issues, including EU-China relations. Currently, I am working for a strategic risk and communications advisory firm supporting Chinese companies going global. At the CTC-YCW

A Message from June Sun, Director of Mentorship, YCW London

Hi All, I thought I’d drop a note to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about our Mentorship programme in London. I am originally from Xi’An and used to work on UK-China trade, but in my current job,

YCW’s Best of 2017

This year began with President Xi Jinping extolling the virtues of globalization at Davos and, from there, never failed to deliver moments in global affairs that ranged from eyebrow-raising to surreal. We selected a few particularly insightful interviews and features that may provide some understanding of what happened in 2017, and a sense of direction for what lies ahead.