![Brussels – From lips and teeth: China’s current relationship with North Korea
with Glyn Ford [Thursday, December 08]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/glynford_01.png)
Nov 30, 2016
North Korea’s behaviour is a problem for China and their bilateral relations have soured over recent years. After North Korea’s fifth nuclear test in early September, what role does China play in managing relations with its secretive and isolated neighbour?...
![Brussels – China’s Offensive in Europe: Is there a master plan by China to take over Europe? with Philippe Le Corre [Tuesday, October 18]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/plc.jpg)
Nov 25, 2016
With Chinese investment into the EU rising by 40% in 2015, and expected to grow throughout Europe in the years to come, what are the trends, sectors, and targets of investments by China’s private and state-owned companies? how do Europeans perceive China? and...
![Brussels – The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century with Stein Ringen [Wednesday, November 16]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/stein_ringen.jpg)
Nov 23, 2016
The Chinese political economy is like no other system, now or in history. Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, the system of government has been transformed into a new regime, radically harder than the legacy of Deng Xiaoping. Stein Ringen argues that China is less...
![Brussels – China’s role in Africa: screening of ‘King Cobra and the Dragon’ with Solange Guo Chatelard [Tuesday, September 20]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/solange_chatelard.gif)
Sep 12, 2016
Thousands of Chinese have settled in Zambia and opened businesses, but relations have not always run smoothly. As China increases its economic ties in Africa, has the continent entered a new era of colonialism? Chatelard will present her landmark television...
![Brussels – What do we really know about the Chinese leadership? Gossip, guanxi, and guesswork with Jessica Batke [Monday, July 11]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/csm_J._Batke_DSC_2749s2___web_size_473af2b4e0.jpg)
Jun 23, 2016
The black box of Chinese leadership politics has become even blacker in recent years. How do we, as outside observers, know when we can trust the information that we do get about the leadership? What types of sources and information tend to end up being the basis for...
