![Hong Kong – Startups and the State with Nisa Leung , Kellee S. Tsai [Nisa Leung and Kellee S. Tsai ]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/11578.jpg)
Nov 10, 2017
China’s thriving technology landscape is transforming the world’s most populous country, changing the way people work, communicate and socialize. Entrepreneurs abound as new companies continue to be built; while the government has billions in venture funds...
![Shanghai -The Future of Fintech in China [November 07, 2017]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ZennonKapron_ProfilePicture2.jpg)
Nov 7, 2017
Tighter regulations and oversight are forcing consolidation in the fintech industry, but at the same time, we are seeing increased partnerships between China’s fintechs and banks as Ganzhou became the first city to create a fintech regulatory sandbox. New technology...
![Shanghai – The Artificial Intelligence Race in China and its Economic and Sociotechnical Implications [November 02, 2017]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/unnamed.jpg)
Nov 2, 2017
Rarely does a week go by in China without news of a startup building “AI for x” announcing an eye-popping funding round, or a government agency moving to adopt AI-based technologies in the name of governance or the economy. In July, the State Council of China...
![Brussels – 19th China Party Congress: which road ahead? with Chen Min [Wednesday, November 08]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/150841228993154.jpg)
Oct 23, 2017
As the party congress gets into full swing in Beijing, several powers are competing and gaming in these two weeks. While clearly China is at a turning point, the outcome and direction of change is less so. Left, Right, Another Russia, or a Japan, possibly another...
Oct 5, 2017
YCW San Francisco was happy to host Andy Rothman from Matthews Asia on Wednesday, October 4 for a lively talk moderated by Leslie Hook from the Financial Times. Exploring the question of whether or not Xi Jinping is a “reformer in disguise,” we discussed a range of...
