YCW Newsletter (August 2021)
Dear Young China Watchers,
Our Pulse team has collected opinions from all over the world on China’s impact on the global stage, and there is still time to add your voice! We’ll close the survey in a couple of days, so follow this link and take a few minutes to complete the questions!
Then, if you are eligible and haven’t signed up for the 2021 Lau-YCW Essay Competition, go do that now before registration closes!
And finally, take a look at our Summer Reading List! These books come recommended by YCW members across our chapters. Titles range from foodie favorite Fuchsia Dunlop’s “Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper,” to the latest political analyses by Kishore Mahbubani and Bill Hayton.
Across our global chapters
YCW Editorial (July 21)
Can China and the world decouple technologically?
Technological innovation has become a core issue of U.S.-China relations, with both countries aiming to decouple technological development and manufacturing. Is decoupling in the U.S. or China’s interest? YCW Director Raffaello Pantucci spoke with Nigel Inkster, Senior Adviser for Cyber Security and China at the International Institute for Strategic Studies about his new book, “The Great Decoupling.”
YCW Singapore (June 23, 7pm SGT)
Chinese Exceptionalism in a Coronavirus World: The Struggle for the Moral High Ground in Global Politics
Our Singapore chapter hosted a webinar with Prof. Benjamin Ho of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at NTU.
YCW Mentorship Program and SupChina (June 10, 9pm CST)
Debate: Is the China Career Dead
Young China Watchers partnered with SupChina to bring you a series of events over the summer. For the first event, two prominent China experts went head to head in a lively debate over the value of being a “China Person.” After each round of debate, the audience voted on their position and chose the winner, followed by a brief discussion by the speakers and time for Q&A. With Huiyi Lin, Zak Dychtwald and Kaiser Kuo.
Upcoming events
YCW Mentorship Program and SupChina (August 19, 9pm CST)
Transforming your China skills to advance your career in the corporate world
Moderator Bob Guterma will welcome the three speakers Jinny Yan, Will Heidlage and Chenni Xu, who all made use of their China skills to advance in their respective careers in the corporate world. They will share best practices from large international companies inside China and out. Our speakers have worked in industries such as banking, fintech, consulting, media, public relations, and finance, and will answer questions on what it means to work as a China watcher in these fields.
This webinar aims to give current students, recent graduates, and people early in their careers practical tips and inspiration on how to transform your China skills into a career in the private sector.
Latest from the YCW blog
Our annual Summer Reading List is out. This year we have 15 recommendations in Culture & Society, Food & Travel, Politics & International Affairs, History & Memory, and Fiction. Happy reading!
Denise van der Kamp discusses China's "blunt force" approach to pollution mitigation.
Silvia Lindtner on Chinese makerspaces and her book "Prototype Nation: China and the Contested Promise of Innovation."
Peter Martin talks about the history and impact of wolf warrior diplomacy.
YCW Editorial reviews “2034: A Novel of the Next World War” by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis,” which imagines a conflict in the South China Sea escalating
Opportunities
For its Giustra Fellowship Program, Crisis Group is looking for a fellow to support the Asia Program for a duration of two years.
Mandarin speakers can apply to join the European Climate Foundation as a Senior Associate, Clean Energy.