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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San Francisco – ‘China Under Xi Jinping with Susan Shirk, University of California, San Diego’

On November 2, San Francisco welcomed Susan Shirk to an invigorating discussion on Chinese domestic politics and Xi Jinping’s recent state visit to the U.S. Susan Shirk is one of the most influential experts working on U.S.-China relations and Chinese politics. She

San Francisco – Dinner and Conversation with Andy Rothman, Matthews Asia

More than 20 San Francisco YCW members gathered for an intimate and engaging dinner with Andy Rothman of Matthews Asia.  Andy kicked off with an update on China’s economy as well as an interesting video response to a recent 60

San Francisco – ‘Political Order and Political Decay: China and the United States’ with Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University (March 19)

Young China Watchers San Francisco hosted an invigorating discussion on democracy and governance that covered China as well as the future of Sino-U.S. affairs.  Francis Fukuyama, a scholar and author who has been at the leading edge of the public discourse on the

Introducing YCW San Francisco – ‘The Burden of Dreams: China’s Search for Wealth and Power’ with Orville Schell, Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society

Orville Schell is the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations of the Asia Society in New York. He is a former professor and Dean at the University of California, Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Schell is the author of