The past is a battleground in many countries, but in China it is crucial to political power. In traditional China, dynasties rewrote history to justify their rule by proving that […]
A talk by Jude Blanchette, who holds the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The talk will focus on: the upcoming Xi-Biden […]
Hong Kong’s M+ has become one of the most popular art museums in Asia. This wouldn't have been possible without Uli Sigg. The Swiss art collector, former diplomat and businessman […]
The Chinese economic policymaking process has finally emerged in the last couple of months. While policymaking is more coherent and better coordinated, it still seems torn between conflicting objectives. In […]
On the Edge is highly interdisciplinary, fusing digital media, art history, literary criticism, and performance studies with citizenship, protest, and labor studies. It makes both the distinctive Chinese experience and the […]
Join us on November 9th, for Decoding Chinese Elite Politics: a talk from the renowned scholar of elite Chinese politics, Joseph Torigian. Torigian is an assistant professor at the School of International […]
Jesse Appell came to China as a Fulbright scholar, apprenticing to Master Xiangsheng performer Ding Guangquan and becoming a mainstay of the Chinese comedy community. He has written and performed […]
In honor of his first coming to China 20 years ago, in December 2003, former FCCC President Stephen McDonell has been made guest curator for our last monthly drinks of the year […]
News about the Chinese economy isn’t getting any better. The housing crisis is only getting worse, consumers don’t spend as the government hoped for, and exports are still sluggish. Furthermore, […]
North Korean experts Chad O’Carroll and Colin Zeirko will help Club members understand what to expect for the Korean Peninsula in 2024 and calibrate the various different scenarios and hypotheses […]
Online visibility has been increasingly weaponized to cause individuals' "social death" (unrepairable damage to one's reputation within a community/society) when perceived transgression or offense is committed. This trend is illustrated […]
Our monthly club drinks are on the last Thursday of every month - a must for newbies! All colleagues and friends are welcome, regardless of membership, and happy hour is […]
