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 particular, policymakers are no longer focused on economic growth. Rather, the drive to build industrial resilience in the face of American technology challenges has led […]
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 vital role of culture central to global understandings of how entrenched insecurity and civic jeopardy fray the bonds of the social contract. Examining the volatile […]
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 Service at American University in Washington, DC. In this talk, he will provide an overview of what outside observers have gotten right and wrong about Chinese […]
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 on Chinese comedy shows and has 2 million followers in China and almost 1 million abroad. Jesse will share some of his thoughts on the […]
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 and has chosen the legendary underground music venue School Bar in Wudaoying Hutong. Drinks start at this hive of Beijing counterculture at 6 pm, in […]
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, there seems to be no coherent strategy about how to solve the local government debt problem. On December 5 th rating agency Moody’s downgraded China’s […]
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 that have been advanced recently about the possibility of conflict. Chad O’Carroll is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Korea Risk Group. He is […]
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 by the rising phenomenon of digital vigilantism and "cancel culture" across different cultural contexts. Focusing on Chinese empirical cases, Qian will present this topic based […]
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 on all night.
In the talk, Olivia Cheung will present the main findings of The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, the new book she co-authored with Steve Tsang for Oxford University Press. She will offer a contextualized interpretation of the meaning of Xi’s major doctrines and concepts on the politics, economy, society, and foreign policy of China. It is […]
Scott Kennedy, a veteran China expert from the Center for Strategic & International Studies, a DC think tank, will analyze the reasons for the current stability in U.S.-China relations and the potential sources of instability going forward. About our speaker: Scott Kennedy is Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the […]
This Thursday we have our casual after-work drinks at a pub near the Gongti area from 7 PM. As always, all colleagues and friends are welcome. Whether you're a long-time member or a newbie to the club, please do join. Look forward to seeing you all there! The location will be shared on Signal closer […]
