The Third Plenum usually sets the tone for China’s economic policies for the following five years. The high-ranking meeting should have taken place in November 2023, but was postponed several times for unknown reasons. As of now the plenum is set to take place in July. Since shortly after the end of the zero Covid […]
Chinese and African leaders will gather in Beijing during the first week of September for the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit. This year's event comes at a pivotal time for stakeholders on all sides, amid heightened great power competition, China's slowing economy, and intense challenges brought on by climate change, among other issues. […]
In 1971, Americans made two historic visits to China that would transform relations between the two countries. One was by US official Henry Kissinger; the other, earlier, visit was by the US table tennis team. Historians have pored over the transcripts of Kissinger's negotiations with Chinese leaders. However, they have overlooked how, alongside these diplomatic […]
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will elect its new leader on September 27. This leader will become the Prime Minister and will likely call for an early election of the lower house of the legislature. With the largest opposition party also holding its leadership race, Japan's politics is entering a period of significant change. Who […]
Pope Francis’ visit to Asia last month marks his second trip to the region in barely two years. A growing attention that points, at least partially, at China and the ties between The Vatican and the CCP. With their historic agreement up for renewal this October, Dr. Michel Chambon will help us better understand the […]
This month, Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the first-ever summit of BRICS+ from October 22 to 24 in Kazan. With the addition of new members the BRIC group will be more globally representative - but also face more internal divisions. Together with Eva Seiwert, expert on Chinese foreign policy, we will unpack the upcoming […]
The Zhuhai Airshow takes place this year from November 12-17. The airshow is the largest aviation and military trade expo in all of China and provides a rare glimpse of China's home-grown military hardware. Together with military expert Sheu Jyh-Shyang we will unpack this year’s Zhuhai Airshow: Which new weapon systems China may unveil, what […]
This session explores hacking contests, covering their purpose, various formats, and their role in talent identification and development. Focusing on China’s hacking contest ecosystem, the session examines the factors driving its growth, significant milestones in China's hacking community, prominent hosting organizations, and sector-specific competitions targeting areas like healthcare and law enforcement. Additionally, it analyzes selected […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
