Neil Thomas, from the Asia Society, will present his paper “What to Watch at China’s Two Sessions in 2025” on the upcoming annual meetings of the CPPCC and the NPC. About the Speaker: Neil Thomas is a Fellow on Chinese Politics at Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis, where he studies elite politics, […]
Join us for an exclusive networking event of the kind you’ll only get here: All 27 ambassadors of the EU countries have been invited for an informal mixer with the FCCC Correspondent members. Rub shoulders, build your network, and exchange views on events in China and the geopolitical moment! There will be cocktails and a […]
Join Gregory C. Allen, director of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, as he discusses the findings of his new report on DeepSeek, Huawei, and the impact of export controls on China’s chipmaking potential. In this recent report, Allen analyzes DeepSeek’s origins and achievements, the success and trajectory of Huawei’s chipmaking […]
Spring is finally here and so is our annual party! Join us at the Swiss Chalet for a light buffet, wine, cocktails and more BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW Limited number of tickets Early bird until March 16th: 200 CNY for everyone March 17th - 25th: FCCC Member 230 CNY Guest 260 CNY
A new world order also rises in the East. Russia’s growing isolation following its invasion of Ukraine has pushed it into an unprecedented alliance with North Korea, deepening ties not seen since the Cold War. This cooperation now extends beyond diplomatic rhetoric to a mutual defense treaty, arms transfers, and even the deployment of North […]
Former Beijing-based journalist and longtime FCCC member Emily Feng talks to the club about the reporting behind her new book on China. Since landing in Beijing in 2015, Feng has spent the last decade reporting on a changing China under the leadership of Xi Jinping. In LET ONLY RED FLOWERS BLOOM (Crown Hardcover; 3/18/2025), Feng […]
Foreign car manufacturers in China from GM and Honda to Volkswagen are in crisis mode as local companies increase their market shares dramatically. At the upcoming Shanghai Auto Show the foreign manufacturers will once again paint a rosy picture of their China business, but in the long run China will be lost territory for them. […]
The US government has imposed tariffs of 145 % on almost all imports from China. Some economists estimate that the tariffs could shelve off up to two percentage points of China’s economic growth this year. As of today chances seem low that Beijing and Washington will negotiate a compromise anytime soon. The Chinese government is […]
Slow down and join us for another edition of the FCCC “Happy Hour Talk”, this time with Vera Regina van de Nieuwenhof, an architectural historian active in the cultural field in the Netherlands and China. Vera has worked on Dutch cultural institutions such as Het Nieuwe Instituut until she took a sabbatical and cycled from […]
President Donald Trump’s tariffs clearly pose a profound challenge to the global rules-based trading system, marking a huge shift after decades of multilateral trade liberalisation that had left tariffs at near-historic lows. The economic impact on the European Union is much less clear, however. This talk will look at evidence on the possible economic effects […]
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be on May 21 at 6:00 PM at an embassy in the Dongzhimen area. This is our most important meeting of the year. We will reflect on the past year and, most importantly, elect our next board. For correspondent members who wish to participate virtually, the meeting will also […]
Much can be learned, about both Xi Jinping and the nature of the party he leads from the memory and legacy of his father, the revolutionary Xi Zhongxun (1913–2002). The elder Xi served the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for more than seven decades. He worked at the right hand of prominent leaders Zhou Enlai and […]
