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.

Beijing – ‘China In a Podcast: A Fireside Chat’ with Kaiser Kuo of Baidu and Jeremy Goldkorn of Financial Times

From a touring heavy-metal rock star to tech giant Baidu’s international spokesman, Kaiser Kuo has seemingly done it all over his two decades in China. Likewise, Jeremy Goldkorn’s 20-year China stint includes living in a worker’s dormitory, managing several Chinese

Shanghai – ‘Shanghai Literary Imaginings: A City in Transformation’, Lena Scheen of NYU Shanghai

Lena Scheen’s book, Shanghai Literary Imaginings, explores the literary imaginings of the city, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of fast urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai’s citizens and their perception of

YCW Conversation – Part II: Is India in Alignment with China’s Economic Strategy?

This is the second part of a two-part conversation on India and China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative. Catch up to the conversation here. China’s ambitious “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative is central to its agenda of economic

Berlin – ‘Current Challenges in Sino-German Economic Relations’, Friedolin Strack, Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business

[This event was held in German.] Die chinesische Wirtschaft befindet sich in einem fundamentalen Umbruch. Welche Auswirkungen hat dies auf Deutschland? Wie reagieren deutsche Unternehmen? Welche politischen Herausforderungen ergeben sich aus diesen veränderten Rahmenbedingungen? Die informelle Mittagsrunde wird organisiert von

YCW Newsletter – February 2016

February 21, 2016 Dear Young China Watchers, We hope you had a festive Chinese New Year! YCW is having a prolific February, evidenced by our active speaker series around the world. Be sure you are signed up for our upcoming events. They