YCW launched its second chapter in Shanghai in 2010. As China's financial capital, YCW Shanghai has tapped many experts covering China's economy and financial sector, as well as urbanization. Our speakers have included:

- Jonathan Woetzel, Director of McKinsey & Company, Director of the McKinsey Global Institute in Asia and Co-Chair Urban China Initiative
- Shen Dingli, Vice Dean of the Institute of International Affairs of Fudan University
- The Honorable Ken Jarrett, former US Consul General in Shanghai

YCW Shanghai has co-sponsored many of its events with the Hopkins China Forum, organized by The Johns Hopkins University and its affiliated alumni associations worldwide. Our partner has brought in visiting professors from leading policy graduate program, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins.

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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

Shanghai – China’s Banking Transformation: The Untold Story with James Stent [Monday, March 20]

For some time, experts have been predicting the impending collapse of the Chinese banking system. The collapse has not happened. What have these experts been missing? Why have their predictions not materialized? Understanding how the Chinese banking system has transformed,

Shanghai – Chinese Infrastructure: The New Global Standard? with Jonathan Woetzel [Monday, January 23]

Dr. Jonathan Woetzel, Director of the McKinsey Global Institute will evaluate the infrastrucutre outlook n China and China’s stamp on global infrastructure projects. This can be seen through China’s 13th Five Year Plan, the One Belt One Road Initiative and

Shanghai – Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dream Along a Shanghai Road with Rob Schmitz [Tuesday, June 21]

Please join us for a talk with Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz, to discuss his new book Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road. We invite Rob Schmitz, China correspondent with American Public Media’s Marketplace to discuss. **

Shanghai – ‘RMB Internationalization- Ambition Versus Reality’ with Paul Malpass, HSBC China and Ivan Shi, Z-Ben Advisors

The inclusion of the RMB into IMF reserve currency basket in November 2015 was seen as a major recognition of the Yuan’s importance in the global economy and a step towards its eventual internationalization. Yet questions remain about China’s ability