![Shanghai: Decoding the India-China Stand-Off In Doklam [September 07, 2017]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/-e1514045741563-750x350.jpg "Shanghai: Decoding the India-China Stand-Off In Doklam [September 07, 2017]")
The stand-off between Chinese and Indian troops in the Doklam area officially ended on August 28. This followed two months of diplomatic lawfare between both governments, coupled with decidedly hostile rhetoric from their respective national media. Although China and India
![Berlin – Do China Experts Matter? A discussion with David Bandurski, co-director of the China Media Project [Wednesday, September 6, 2017]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/bandurski-750x350.jpg "Berlin – Do China Experts Matter? A discussion with David Bandurski, co-director of the China Media Project [Wednesday, September 6, 2017]")
Given China’s increasing influence across the globe, understanding its ideas and actions is more important than ever. But how, as researchers, can we grasp contemporary China. And once we do, how do we convey this knowledge to others? In an
![Washington D.C. – Assessing Evolving Challenges in the Asia-Pacific and U.S. Policy in the Region with Randy Schriver [Monday, August 21]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Randy_Schriver_Photo.jpg "Washington D.C. – Assessing Evolving Challenges in the Asia-Pacific and U.S. Policy in the Region with Randy Schriver [Monday, August 21]")
In November, President Trump will embark on his first visit to the Asia-Pacific region to attend the U.S.-ASEAN summit, the East Asia summit, and the APEC summit. U.S. interests and partnerships in the region are under increasing pressure and face
![Singapore – RMB INTERNATIONALIZATION – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS with Professor Gunter Dufey [Thursday, August 17]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gunter.jpg "Singapore – RMB INTERNATIONALIZATION – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS with Professor Gunter Dufey [Thursday, August 17]")
The presentation begins with an analysis of the demand and supply of currencies used by transactors. What motivates individuals and businesses to use a currency other than their own? If businesses in Singapore and Indonesia cannot agree on using SGD
![San Francisco – China’s Banking Transformation: The Untold Story with James Stent [Wed, July 19]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jamesstent_01-750x350.png "San Francisco – China’s Banking Transformation: The Untold Story with James Stent [Wed, July 19]")
James Stent, who spoke at YCW’s New York chapter earlier this year, joined our members here in San Francisco for an evening to discuss the forces behind China’s banking transformation. For some time, experts have been predicting the impending collapse of