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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for a discussion with the author of one of the most talked about books on China of 2025. Apple in China is the untold story of how the tech giant tied its fortunes to America's biggest rival, transforming both company and country. The first major history of Apple in the 21st century—from near-bankruptcy to world's […]
