Launched in early 2015, San Francisco was established as the second branch of Young China Watchers in the United States. Strategically located next to Silicon Valley and some of the world's leading universities, YCW San Francisco attracts a diverse and highly engaged group of China-interested scholars, students, and professionals. Since its founding, YCW SF has hosted esteemed names such as:
- Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society
- Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University
- John Pomfret, The Washington Post
- Susan Shirk, Chair, 21st Century Project at University of California, San Diego
- Tom Fingar, Shorenstein APARC Fellow at Stanford University
- Harry Harding, Dean, Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia
- Shirley Lin, Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Virginia
- Vinod Aggarwal, Director of the APEC Study Center at University of California, Berkeley
- Andy Rothman, Investment Strategist, Matthews Asia
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YCW SF: How a US Software Company Launched in China with Michael Kehoe, Senior Strategy Manager at Udemy Date: Thursday, June 23rd • 7:00 pm (San Francisco) Back by popular demand, we’re hosting our first small group dinner for YCW
There’s a lot of debate surrounding Beijing’s crackdown on China’s tech sector. Why now? What’s the goal? And what’s next? Those are the questions YCW’s Michael Kehoe put to tech analyst Rui Ma — the main writer and co-host of
Are you looking for a tech career in China, but don’t know where to start? YCW’s Michael Kehoe spoke with Alariss co-founders Joyce Zhang Gray and Nicholas Manske about how to get plugged in. < About Joyce Zhang Gray Joyce
Anna Ashton and Jacob Parker of the U.S.-China Business Council discuss what the “new normal” may look like when America’s trade relations with China normalize. About Anna Ashton Anna began her tenure at the US-China Business Council in January 2016.
On August 12, Young China Watchers San Francisco hosted a special event featuring Asian American thought leaders Cynthia Choi and Russell Jeung, co-leaders of Stop AAPI Hate, a project to document racist attacks and other acts of Covid-19 related discrimination.