![Brussels – The Power of Xi Jinping – A New Augustus? with Kerry Brown [Tuesday, June 14]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kerrybrown_150x150.jpg)
Jun 1, 2016
Three years in power, Chinese President Xi Jinping looks mightier than ever. He dominates Chinese domestic politics, and has become the face of China’s hyper active international diplomacy, visiting over a dozen countries in the last 12 months alone. Xi has...
![London – Can China Innovate? A Journey from Imitation to Innovation with Bruce McKern [Wednesday, June 08]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Bruce_McKern_600x456.jpg)
Jun 1, 2016
The historic growth of the Chinese economy has entered a new phase. China is moving aggressively from a strategy of imitation to one of innovation. Driven both by domestic needs and global ambition, China is establishing itself at the forefront of technological...
![Hong Kong – ‘Going Out’ and ‘Racing to the Bottom’? Business and Human Rights on the Belt & Road with Mimi Zou [Tuesday, May 31]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mimizou_01.png)
May 23, 2016
Over the past decade, there has been growing controversy over the social and environmental impacts of Chinese investments in host countries, particularly in ‘weak governance zones’ (a term used by the OECD to describe ‘countries where governments are unwilling or...
![London – One Child: The Story of China’s Most Radical Experiment with Mei Fong [Mei Fong and Fraser Howie]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1463399752.jpg)
May 23, 2016
China’s over three decades-long population planning policy, known popularly as the ‘one child policy,’ took a major shift when Beijing announced late last year a shift to a nationwide two-child policy. In “One Child,” Mei Fong writes...
![Hong Kong – Uber – An Insider’s View on the App That Everyone’s Talking About with Hon Ng [Thursday, May 12]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/honng_01.png)
May 9, 2016
Uber is the latest start up to disrupt traditional industry by using technology to deliver better value and convenience. But its success has not been without controversy. Hon Ng, senior counsel at Uber, will speak about ” An Insider’s View on the App that...
