YCW Newsletter (September 2021)
Dear Young China Watchers,
Today we commemorate the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Twenty years on, the images of that day still haunt our memories, and the ensuing conflict has defined generations.
Much has been written on the subject, but today, our thoughts are with those who lost those they loved.
Across our global chapters
YCW Editorial (August 26)
China’s Borderland Relations: A Discussion with M. Taylor Fravel
In this new series, YCW delves into China's borderland relations through a series of conversations with regional experts to understand the intricacies of each one — as well as any broader patterns. To inaugurate the series, YCW hosted MIT's M. Taylor Fravel, a world-renowned expert on China's border relations who set the scene for the broader series and explained the historical and contemporary issues animating China's borderland relations.
YCW Mentorship Program and SupChina (August 19)
Transforming your China skills to advance your career in the corporate world
Jinny Yan, Will Heidlage, Danny Wang and Chenni Xu shared best practices from large international companies inside China and out.
Upcoming events
YCW Mentorship Program and SupChina (Sept 16, 9am EDT)
How to use your China skills to land a job at a think tank
Janka Oertel and Damian Ma will join YCW’s Raffaello Pantucci in discussing how China skills can be advantageous for securing a position at a think tank. Dr. Oertel leads the Asia Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Ma co-founded the Paulson Institute think tank, MacroPolo.
YCW Hong Kong (Sept 27, 7pm HKT)
"The Last Kings of Shanghai" — A book talk with Jonathan Kaufman
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and Professor of Journalism Jonathan Kaufman speaks to YCW Hong Kong about his latest book, which tells the history of two Jewish families that helped shape the modern history of Shanghai and Hong Kong.
YCW Editorial (Sept 30, 9am EST)
China’s Borderland Relations: Afghanistan
Given recent events, Afghanistan is the focus of the second instalment in the Borderlands series, and YCW is delighted to host Tamim Asey. As a researcher and former deputy defense minister, he is a genuine Afghan voice, well-suited to help us navigate China’s past, present, and future relationship with the country.