The YCW Newsletter, April 2021
YCW Newsletter (April 2021)

The YCW Newsletter, April 2021
We invited Czech analyst Filip Šebok to discuss China’s role in Czech domestic politics and the future of the 17+1 initiative.
Yuen Chan, Senior Lecturer at the City University of London, speaks with YCW Partner MERICS about the protests in Hong Kong and the special role of the media there.
Sam sits down with Kyle Jaros, Associate Professor in the Political Economy of China at the University of Oxford. They discuss Kyle’s new book, “China’s Urban Champions: The Politics of Spatial Development”, which uses four provincial case studies in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Hunan, Jiangxi to analyze the relationships between local leaders, provincial leaders, and Beijing.
We are thrilled to announce that we have just launched a new monthly podcast series by Young China Watchers: the YCW Podcast!