YCW's New York was launched in 2014 and its inaugural speaker was Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, the former Director of Asia-Pacific Programs at the United States Institute for Peace (USIP).
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Young China Watchers is thrilled to announce that Oma Lee is the winner of the 2018 Young China Watcher of the Year Award! She is being recognized for her contribution to China’s nonprofit world. Our panel of judges—Duncan Clark, Li
After reviewing dozens of candidates for our first annual Young China Watcher of the Year Award, our nomination committee narrowed the list of highly qualified individuals down to five. These outstanding nominees represent a wide variety of China-related fields: they work (or have worked) in journalism, academia, government, nonprofit, and think tanks.
YCW NY: Panel Discussion “Philanthropy in China: Emerging Trends” with Yong Lu (CEO & Founder of Evergreen Asia Advisors), Jessica Batke (Senior Editor at ChinaFile), Gena Palumbo (President & Founder at Children of China Pediatrics Foundation), Linda He Mei (Founder
![New York – Dinner discussion: Jason Pau, Senior director at Alibaba and Chief of Staff International to Mr Jack Ma with Jason Pau [Tuesday, September 25]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/J_Pau1.jpeg "New York – Dinner discussion: Jason Pau, Senior director at Alibaba and Chief of Staff International to Mr Jack Ma with Jason Pau [Tuesday, September 25]")
Alibaba, one of China’s tech giants, established and transformed e-commerce and mobile payments in a previously cash-based society in well under a decade. It is now branching out into many more initiatives and markets overseas that potentially sets the stage
![New York – YCW NY: Zak Dychtwald – “Jiu Ling Hou: Exploring the Lives of Chinese Millennials ” (Tue, Aug 7th ) with Zak Dychtwald [Tuesday, August 07]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/zak_pic1-686x350.jpg "New York – YCW NY: Zak Dychtwald – “Jiu Ling Hou: Exploring the Lives of Chinese Millennials ” (Tue, Aug 7th ) with Zak Dychtwald [Tuesday, August 07]")
China’s Jiu Ling Hou or Post-90’s generation is sometimes referred to as the Net-generation, Me-generation, or Strawberry Generation for their inability to bear hardship or “eat bitterness.” In this conversation with Zak Dychtwald, millennial and author of Young China, Zak