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.
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.
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.
YCW discusses the cultural value and political utility of calligraphy in modern Chinese society with Li-Hua Ying, Chinese professor at Bard College.
More than 15 San Francisco YCW members gathered for an intimate evening with foreign policy expert Dr. Graham Allison, Director of Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Dr. Allison led members in a discussion of the prospects for
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and independent journalists have played a vital role in raising awareness in China of the dangers of air pollution and other environmental challenges. Yet under the leadership of Xi Jinping, the climate for NGOs has become noticeably
![Brussels – China and Russia: An Eastern Partnership in the Making? with Michal Makocki, Nicu Popescu [Michal Makocki and Nicu Popescu]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/michalm_01-750x350.png "Brussels – China and Russia: An Eastern Partnership in the Making? with Michal Makocki, Nicu Popescu [Michal Makocki and Nicu Popescu]")
On the surface, Sino–Russian cooperation have been intensifying in recent years. What provides the impetus for these ties and can they endure? We’ll look at what’s new in this relationship between China and Russia and address areas of convergence and
![Brussels – The making of Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel with Maria Byrne [Tuesday, April 11]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mariabyrne_01-749x350.png "Brussels – The making of Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel with Maria Byrne [Tuesday, April 11]")
Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel is a 5-part podcast series about the murder of British businessman, Neil Heywood, by Gu Kailai, the wife of top Chinese politician Bo Xilai. It’s a tangled tale of business, Communist Party princelings, sex