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.

Singapore – Media Policy In China Under Xi Jinping with Han Yong Hong, Kathryn Tsibulsky, Peh Shing Huei [July 4]

Han Yong Hong will discuss the current stringent media environment and how this has changed over the last few years, what drives these changes and what they say about the government’s perception of its own legitimacy, how the media environment

Brussels – What do we really know about the Chinese leadership? Gossip, guanxi, and guesswork with Jessica Batke [Monday, July 11]

The black box of Chinese leadership politics has become even blacker in recent years. How do we, as outside observers, know when we can trust the information that we do get about the leadership? What types of sources and information

Berlin – The end of non-interference? How the protection of Chinese nationals overseas changes Chinese foreign policy with Mathieu Duchâtel [Thursday, June 30]

After decades of a foreign policy of non-interference, China has undergone a paradigm shift in its thinking, spurred by two motives: the wish to build its reputation as a good global citizen, and the wish to protect its interests overseas.

Featured Young China Watcher – Janet Eom: Research Manager at China-Africa Research Initiative, Johns Hopkins SAIS

It’s time to reconsider “China in Africa.” “It’s a common mistake to put too much emphasis on a singular, mammoth ‘China’ making all the decisions” says Janet Eom of the China-Africa Research Initiative (CARI) at Johns Hopkins SAIS. “All 54 African countries have unique stories. Therefore, when China goes to Africa, local circumstances matter.” Read on to find out how this dynamic has affected trade and relationships between both sides.

Shanghai – Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dream Along a Shanghai Road with Rob Schmitz [Tuesday, June 21]

Please join us for a talk with Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz, to discuss his new book Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road. We invite Rob Schmitz, China correspondent with American Public Media’s Marketplace to discuss. **

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