Based on the theme "Smart Era, Green Future", the 6th IYSECC will unite with youth to explore new opportunities in environmental protection brought by technical development in smart era and seek more intelligent environmental protection approaches. It desires to expand youth horizons in environment, strengthen youth competence in "green" market, as well as to provide a unique platform for seniors and future green talents to communicate.

Emission and climate risks are becoming increasing threats to the world, particularly for the urban life. Mayors and their cities have direct authority over the most important sources of emissions as well as climate adaption policies, with agriculture, electricity generation, and industrial emissions as the only possible exception. The cities actions have been under estimated when most climate discussion focus on national government. In the absence of tangible outcomes from intern-governmental efforts to reduce GHG emission, it is increasingly critical that mayors of the world's greatest cities are taking concrete actions which demonstrate that preventing catastrophic climate change is possible. The talk will outline how cities are taking climate leadership through sharing the findings of a C40 quantitative survey of climate the climate leadership cities, including Beijing and Shanghai.

Beijing Community Dinner (BCD) is back in full swing with our second dinner of the summer next Saturday, July 19th at 7pm! Our special guest speaker that evening will be Chris Clayman, CTO of BEAM Alliance.

Investors and economists are increasingly concerned that China’s recent growth has depended on, and is threatened by, increasing levels of risky debt. Most of this debt has not come from banks, but from shadow banks. Tonight’s talk will attempt to understand the shadow banking system in China by asking a number of questions.

The Startup Office Hours are designed to help would-be entrepreneurs develop their ideas into viable businesses. Consultations are held every 30 minutes—email diane@ga.co to reserve your spot!

“Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-first Century” by Orville Schell and John Delury provides a sweeping history of the nation’s ascent from poverty and weakness into today’s global economic powerhouse, providing a framework for understanding the future that this singular country is helping shape for all of us, through a series of lively and absorbing portraits of iconic modern Chinese leaders and thinkers. The common goal that unites all disparate figures from Empress Dowager Cixi to Liang Qichao to Communist Party leader Mao Zedong is their determined pursuit of fuqiang, shorthand for “wealth and power.”

Together with the Washington, DC China community, Legation Quarter is helping to organize a DC China happy hour at Vapiano on M Street on Thursday, July 24 from 6pm to 10pm. If you happen to be in DC, please feel free to join us.

Ronny Chieng is a Chinese guy, born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, raised in Manchester, New Hampshire USA and Singapore. He later went to Australia to attend university. Over the past few years he's established himself as a prominent comedian in Australia, he's been featured on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala, won the Directors' Choice Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014, and Opened for Dave Chappelle on his national tour of Australia. This is Ronny's only appearance in Beijing, don't miss out!

Are you ready to join BEN for some summer fun? This year we have prepared green projects, as well as green vegetables for you! Food for thought, and for your stomach! Visit an incubative yet revolutionary Solar Thermal Greenhouse project with the Beijing Energy Network and SunWindLand Energy Co. Ltd. The Solar Thermal Greenhouse project fully utilizes solar energy and at the same time increases the productivity of the organic farm.

As the second installment of AmCham China’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) summer series, AmCham China has cordially invited the China Representative and three program officers from the Ford Foundation to discuss how it supports China’s social innovators, and the recent developments and current challenges facing civil society, philanthropy, education, sexuality and reproductive health education and legal reform.

We're very excited to invite Louisa Lim to talk with us about her new book, "The People's Republic of Amnesia", which has been called 'outstanding' by the Financial Times and 'one of the best analyses of the impact of Tiananmen throughout China in the years since 1989' by the New York Times.

Public interest is the theme, but everyone is welcome. Whether you work for/volunteer with an NGO, embassy, newspaper, school, hospital, or just generally like being around public-interest minded folk, this is the happy hour for you.

Anders will present an overview of distributed solar in China, with a focus on examining the particular obstacles that have prevented the country from achieving its ambitious 2014 solar targets so far. Overcoming those challenges will require further policy action oriented towards China’s particular situation and a change of mindset at solar companies as well.

India’s government faces a daunting challenge– how to meet the constitutional right of citizens to a clean environment without compromising economic growth? This workshop brings together leading regulators, industrialists and researchers to drive the creation of new environmental policy to meet both goals. Sessions cover the frontier of regulation today: advanced monitoring systems, information disclosure and emissions trading. Please note this conference will be held at the University of Chicago Center in Delhi, India. The Beijing audience will be connected through video-conferencing and thus have the equal opportunity of interacting with speakers and audience in Delhi.

In cooperation with the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, we will have a lecture (in Chinese) next Thursday, July 31. Wu Junhua will speak on China-Japan relations, as seen from someone who has deep experience on both sides of the relationship: 甲午之年话中日---来自一个中日边缘人的思考. Dr. Wu is currently a Senior Scholar at the Wilson Center. Details are on our website.

Summer is in full swing, so beat the heat by joining your fellow AmCham China members for our regular Networking Night, this time at Capital M in Beijing. Our regular Networking Night is a fantastic opportunity for you to mix and mingle with new and senior members to expand your professional network. This is also a great time to talk with the AmCham China staff - President Mark Duval, Vice President Patrick Wang, as well as other directors, will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

Come join us on July 31 for a special workshop with Thomas Talhelm, Founder of Smart Air and former Fulbright Scholar at the Project Pengyou Courtyard! Thomas will share his China journey, the founding of Smart Air and give a demonstration on how to make an air filter (with the option to DIY your own air filter at the end of the presentation to take home!)

the Sino-Russian relationship should be a constructive and stable part of a truly integrated global community. In tonight’s talk, Professor Feng will cover a number of topics, including new developments in Sino-Russian relations, achievements and difficulties in the relationship, the Ukraine Crisis and Sino-Russian Relations, and the future of their relationship in Asia.

We are delighted to welcome Professor Alexander Cooley from Columbia University to give the next Young China Watchers talk in Beijing. 2014 has been a seminal year for international relations and the global balance of power. During this year, NATO forces are withdrawing from Afghanistan, the United States is rebalancing its security footprint in East Asia, and Russia is challenging the West's global influence through its confrontation with Washington over Ukraine. These landmark geopolitical events of 2014 are forcing international actors–including states, companies and non-governmental organizations– to reassess their strategic priorities and their roles in this new emerging international environment.

Spend an evening of sparking entertainment that unites a dozen brazen Chinese (and Foreign) voices in a rousing adaptation of the "Vagina Monologues" a play which provides stirring new insight into the complexities of love, sex, marriage, and relationship in China.

Did you miss the opportunity to view Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus (1605-1606) which was exhibited in Hong Kong only for one short month? Join us in to continue the legacy of the Baroque master in Hong Kong, just drop in on upcoming weekends, we will provide art supplies and re-enact the projection of Supper at Emmaus for you to draw inspirations from in creating your own masterpiece. Primary and secondary school students can also submit their works on-site to enter the Light and Shadows – Caravaggio • The Italian Baroque Master Student Drawing Competition, and be in with a chance to take home great prizes, and have their masterpieces exhibited at Asia Society Hong Kong Center this summer! The event is free-of-charge, no pre-registration required; let your creativity soar, come draw like a master!

Two epic and acclaimed films, portraying the way Chinese history and politics affects the lives of the people. The films follow the fluctuating fortunes and the personal relationships of those caught up in the tumultuous period of the 1930s through the 1970s; from the Japanese occupation through Cultural Revolution, establishing the People’s Republic of China, and beyond.

Please join us for the next session of Young China Watchers on Wednesday, August 13, featuring an evening with David Pedrol, Chief Executive Officer, Macro Asia & Cellarmaster Wines. David will be speaking about “The Truth Behind the Wine Industry in China: Challenges & Opportunities”. He will speak for around 20 minutes, followed by a brief Q&A.

Bring a friend and gather’round! Come take an evening to get to know BCD’ers new and old, enjoy a drink and share some ideas.

Two epic and acclaimed films, portraying the way Chinese history and politics affects the lives of the people. The films follow the fluctuating fortunes and the personal relationships of those caught up in the tumultuous period of the 1930s through the 1970s; from the Japanese occupation through Cultural Revolution, establishing the People’s Republic of China, and beyond.

Seen through the eyes of activists, farmers, and journalists, Waking the Green Tigerfollows an extraordinary grassroots campaign which successfully stopped a huge dam project on the upper Yangtze river in southwestern China. Featuring astonishing archival footage never seen outside China and interviews with a government insider and witnesses, the documentary also examines Chairman Mao’s campaigns to conquer nature in the name of progress. An environmental movement takes root when a new law is passed and, for the first time in China’s history, ordinary citizens have the democratic right to speak out and take part in government decisions. Activists test their freedom to challenge a dam. The movement they trigger could transform China.

Join all of the key players in the IoT ecosystem as they come together in our second Bluetooth event of the series – focused in Asia - to discuss the bright and exciting future for Bluetooth® technology. The conference agenda will focus on developing the conversations around the Internet of Things for the wide range of vertical markets embracing the technology including sport & fitness, Smart Home, health & medical and consumer electronics. Developers, OEMS, suppliers, media and analysts will all join together for two days of presentations, interactive discussion and extensive networking opportunities. The Bluetooth Asia conference will be followed by Bluetooth Europe in Amsterdam in September – making this the must attend wireless event series of 2014.

From 2008 to 2011 photographer and filmmaker Wang Jiuliang documented over 460 landfills around Beijing, culminating in the award-winning film Beijing Besieged by Waste (2011) and prompting the Beijing municipal government to invest 10 billion RMB to regulate the waste disposal industry. Wang's new work continues to looks at waste in China, but this time his upcoming film, Plastic China, uncovers the human and environmental costs of imported plastic waste in China.

Growing up in suburban New Jersey, filmmaker Theresa Loong knew little about her father’s past. Then, one day she discovered his secret diary, written during World War Two. “Every Day is a Holiday” tells the inspirational story of how Paul Loong survived a prisoner of war camp in Japan and set out on an unlikely journey to become a citizen of the country that liberated him – the United States. We discover why, despite much suffering, “Every Day Is a Holiday.” Using intimate conversations, rare archival footage and his wartime diary, this film also addresses contemporary issues of war, immigration, and national identity. The documentary explores the bonds of the father-daughter relationship and place themes of growing older, immigration and racism in the context of “living history.” The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the film’s director and producer,Theresa Loong.

The election of Narendra Modi as India’s new prime minister promises to transform the economic and diplomatic prospects for the world’s largest democracy. Modi, a frequent visitor to China while running the Indian state of Gujarat, is hoping to imitate China’s economic success story, improve relations with Beijing and attract significant Chinese investment into India’s creaking infrastructure. But he is also a divisive figure domestically and a strident nationalist, who is likely to defend India’s territorial interests fiercely. Come join Simon Denyer, author of “Rogue Elephant: Harnessing the Power of India’s Unruly Democracy”, speak about what Modi’s landslide election victory means for India and for China.

Anyone who wants to understand modern China must understand one of the most influential statesmen of the 21st century: Deng Xiaoping. He set in motion the changes that turned China into the second largest economy in the world. At the same time he was in charge when tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square on June 4th 1989. What made Mao’s devoted follower into the capitalist with Chinese characteristics? Did Deng have a vision for China? Why did he open China economically, but barred political changes? Is Deng’s legacy a curse or a blessing for today’s China?

Bob Wang, the US Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will give a presentation and lunch discussion on the recent developments in APEC. Mr. Wang will be in Beijing for the Third Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM 3) and Related Meetings, which will end on August 21. The Third Senior Official Meeting is the last meeting between the 21 senior officials before the concluding SOM meeting in November, during the APEC Summit week. Mr. Wang will present the outcomes of the recent SOM meetings between the 21 economies, as well as discuss the policy developments that the US government has been working with through the APEC year.

Part of the film series Waking the Green Tiger: Documentaries from the Front Lines of China's Environmental Crisis (August 18-27, 2014)

Asia Society Hong Kong Center is delighted to announce the launch of a quarterly “Corporate Connection Night @ ASHK” – a free evening of Asian art, music, and entertainment where ASHK corporate members can connect with new peers from other companies and add a dash of culture to their network in Hong Kong.

Based on on-the-ground research conducted across Central Asia and China, Raffaello Pantucci, will provide a presentation of what the Silk Road Economic Belt means and how China is reshaping the geopolitical landscape in Central Asia.

At a time when many economists are arguing that China needs to promote domestic consumption, Chandran Nair of the Global Institute For Tomorrow casts doubt on the idea that the western model of consumer-driven growth can be replicated in Asia. Mr Nair argues that economic policy needs to be realigned to avoid catastrophic outcomes arising from the relentless pursuit of consumption-led growth at a time when resource constraints are too obvious to deny. He calls for bans on some forms of consumption, for resources to be re-priced and for the state to play the all-important role.

For five years, filmmaker Gu Tao follows Weijia, a member of the Ewenti minority group with a dwindling population in northern China. The charismatic and yet often drunk herdsman/hunter wanders in the woods, releasing moose from wire traps set by antler traders, singing his heart out, and getting completely wasted. Behind his tough façade and drunkenness is a deep despair caused by the gradual destruction of his habitat and culture, as Han Chinese displace his people and cause irreversible harm to the Ewenti way of life.

What is required to create a judicial system that respects the rule of law? In this talk, Professor Gerald N. Rosenberg of the University of Chicago Law School will examine the formal, structural requirements for a judicial system that embodies the rule of law. In addition, he will highlight the equally important informal practices and culture that make the judicially-supported rule of law synonymous with courts in the United States. Finally, Rosenberg will distinguish between the rule of law and judicial review, suggesting that China could adopt the former without the latter.

The Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45 looms large again in China today. YCW Beijing is delighted to invite you a talk by the very eminent Oxford University professor Rana Mitter, which will examine some of the myths and realities of China's wartime experience, and suggest ways in which it is becoming relevant to the shaping of the contemporary Asia-Pacific region.

Despite basically mature PV technologies and in-place policy and management systems, the financing mechanism fails to adapt to diversified PV applications and emerges as a prominent issue. PV power generation in 2013 necessitates a minimum investment of RMB 100 billion. It should attract great attention of all kinds of investors and financial institutions; however, the financing difficulty is the biggest obstacle because China's financial system still mainly serves the traditional model for energy production and lacks the appropriate financial mechanism for scalable distributed PV projects.

Heavily in demand from industry, agriculture and consumers, China’s water resources are ever more strained – and what water the country does have is often severely polluted. Feng Hu of China Water Risk will lay out a snapshot of the looming liquidity squeeze, as well as how rising water risks and a shifting regulatory landscape could affect trillions of RMB worth of economic output and spill over into the financial markets. And China’s water crisis is not just China’s problem, he says: policies that are “good for China” may be adverse surprises for everyone else.

Professor Zhao Hongwei of Hosei University will evaluate the possibility of conflict between China and Japan. Carnegie–Tsinghua’s Zhao Kejin will moderate.

Global economic growth of 3.75 percent is expected this year, rising to 4 percent the following year, largely due to positive developments among the advanced countries. Yet the emerging markets that kept the global economy afloat during the crisis are weakening, with their economic cycles turning and growth slowing. What are the principal economic challenges facing Asia and the world in the decades ahead? What will growth look like? Will emerging economies continue to lead global expansion or will they fall into the ‘middle income trap’? Will income inequality continue to widen? Will poverty be substantially reduced by the end of the century? Is capitalism still the best system? Are the ideas of the Chicago School of Economics still relevant? In this inauguration event of the Chicago Economics Society in Asia, Chicago Booth School of Business professor Kevin Murphy and University of Hong Kong professor Richard Wong will discuss with Ronnie C. Chan, Co-Chair of the Asia Society the economic challenges facing the region and the rest of the world.

We're very excited to have Gareth Ward, Head of China Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, join us to share his views on China's rise and the UK.

In late imperial China, a number of purported methods of abortion were known; but who actually attempted abortion and under what circumstances?

By 2025, China and India will be two of the world’s four largest economies, with bilateral economic ties ranking among the 10 most important worldwide. In “The Silk Road Rediscovered”, author Anil Gupta analyzes the growing corporate linkages between India and China as pioneering companies rediscover the fabled silk road which joined their nations in ancient times. Winning each other’s markets is also making them stronger and whetting their appetite for further global expansion. How have Indian companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Mahindra Tractors and Sundaram Fasteners figured out how to win in China? What lessons do they have to offer other Indian companies? How have Chinese firms such as Lenovo, Huawei and Haier committed to India, and are they realizing the fruits of this commitment? Should company executives be looking to adopt a global rather than local perspective and what are their on-the-ground experiences? Join a dialogue with the author of ”The Silk Road Rediscovered”, Dr Anil K Gupta and Alan Rosling, former Executive Director of Tata Sons Limited.

Several hundred Chinese pilgrims travelled to India between the 5th and the 12th centuries, seeking authentic teachings and authoritative texts in the Buddhist homeland. The most famous are Faxian, Xuanzang, and Yijing, who left written accounts of their travels. For all these pilgrims, seeing works of art—which they encountered at temples, monasteries, and private shrines across India—was an essential part of their Buddhist education. This lecture recounts their journeys across India, highlights the schools of Indian art they would have encountered, and draws from their writings to describe what they saw, and what they learned from their encounters in the Indian Buddhist holy land.

Renowned author Xiaolu Guo’s newest novel I Am China explores rock ’n’ roll, revolution, and romance, seductively woven together in an intense and moving work. Guo—whose writing has been described as “original, humorous, and wise” (Amy Tan) and “funny and charming” (The Guardian)—will visit Asia Society Texas Center in support of her new release. Following the program, Guo will visit with guests and sign books. Brazos Bookstore will sell I Am China on site, and copies can be reserved in advance through their website for pickup at the event.

Heads up for a great event coming your way in DC: the DC Chinese Film Festival from September 4-7. Tons of cool new movies will be shown across town.

As well as updating the FCCC on recent Chinese environmental legislation, Chinese environmentalist Ma Jun will explain the success so far of his organization in greening China’s industrial supply chain by pushing large corporations to concentrate on procurement and the environmental performance of their suppliers here.

At a National Committee program on Thursday, September 4, Dr. Weiss will discuss the diplomatic and domestic factors that drive protest management in China.

Join award-winning journalist Dan Washburn and ESPN correspondent Jeremy Schaap for a discussion of Washburn's new book, The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream, which uses the politically taboo topic of golf to paint what critics are calling "an illuminating portrait of modern China." Washburn, who lived in China from 2002 to 2011, spent more than seven years researching and writing the book described as "strikingly original" by The Wall Street Journal and "gripping" by The Economist. Book sales and signing to follow.

Come join us for this three parts event to celebrate one of the biggest Chinese festivals - Mid-Autumn Festival. As part of the event, children will be able to participate in a one hour paper lantern making workshop (MAKE!), listen to the concert (PLAY!), then go to the Joseph Lau and Josephine Lau Roof Garden where they can hang their lanterns (DISPLAY!) and enjoy mooncakes.

Come join us on September 9 for a discussion with Johnny C. Taylor, President & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund at the Project Pengyou Courtyard!

The world is again standing at a very critical point now, so as to build a successful 2015 deal in Paris, to stabilize the GHGs concentration in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The Ban Ki-Moon Climate Summit provides a unique opportunity to mobilize global climate support by strengthening political momentum and by engaging civil society and the general public. The international community will be watching closely whether the urgency of climate change could turn into enhanced ambitions expressed in the speeches of our world leaders.


An international conference on manuscripts, reading, writing, book history, and the classification of knowledge in medieval China and Europe. Special attention to common problems and divergent paths taken with regard to manuscript production, copying and transcription, orality vs. the written circulation of texts, writing systems, and the social space of manuscripts. The conference brings together international specialists on the medieval manuscript tradition in Europe with those working on parallel topics in medieval Chinese history.

China Energy 2020 will explore how China-the world's biggest energy producer and consumer, and largest generator of greenhouse gas emissions-can reach its economic, environmental and energy goals. What are the environmental and energy implications of China's new plans for economic re-balancing and societal change? A panel discussion will explore what these developments mean for global energy markets, climate change goals and geopolitics.

Join us for some Karaoke fun. Make some friends while chatting about work and business.

Moderated by Dr Geoff Raby, former Australian Ambassador to China, this panel will explore the artist residency model and its effect on the global contexts and influences on contemporary artists working between China and internationally

The elemental sense of centrality of any polity takes very different forms, ranging from the quiet certitudes of the Kingdom of Denmark to that well-known Chinese construct, the Tianxia (whose logographs 天下 have been much seen in the Japanese press of late, their Kanji versions being identical). Literally “under heaven” , short for “all under heaven” or more meaningfully, “the rule of all humans”, it defines an ideal national and international system of ever-expanding concentric circles centered on a globally benevolent emperor, now Xi Jinping or more correctly perhaps, the seven-headed standing committee of the Politburo.

For the first-timers, you will get to meet many business owners, entrepreneurs and service professionals dealing with the Chinese market, China-US import/export, Chinese manufacturing and web/mobile startups. We welcome anyone with an interest in doing China-US related business. If you are business students looking for internships and jobs, we want to see you too!

Breaking boundaries of academic disciplines, climate policy scenarios modeling is increasingly common in climate change policy analysis, generating useful, comprehensive information for decision makers. This talk briefly reviews results from recent global and regional climate policy model inter-comparison studies, including those assessed in the recent Inter-government Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, and implications of the past and future scenarios for China.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** YCW Beijing is delighted to invite you to a talk by Timothy Beardson, author and Chairman of Ilex Partners Limited. Mr. Beardson will talk about his new book "Stumbling Giant: The Threats to China’s Future".

In the era of globalization, people talk about the end of history. However, we see the beginning of new times: as power moves from west to east and from the palaces to the streets, the world has become less predictable as well as more integrated with complex dynamics of the geopolitical players. International Relations seem to be transforming into Intersocial Relations.

Globalization has integrated the global economy and lifted billions of people out of poverty. However, it has also dispersed global political power and has strained the existing world order. Nations struggle to respond to crises from Iraq and Syria to the spread of the Ebola virus. To address these issues, the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy and the Tsinghua School of Journalism and Communications will host professor Bertrand Badie along with other leading voices in globalization from France, Japan, and China. The discussion will be moderated by Carnegie–Tsinghua’s Chen Qi.

The Song Tang Hospice was founded in 1990 and is dedicated to the care of the terminally ill. We organise trips to visit the hospice every two weeks, to meet with and care for the patients there.

If you speak Chinese and you are interested in China-related business projects, join us and make some friends.

***RSVP required*** Please join us for the next session of Young China Watchers on Tuesday, September 23, featuring an evening with Mark O’Neill, who will be speaking about his book, From the Tsar's Railway to the Bolshevik Revolution. Mr. Mark O’Neill will speak for around 20 minutes, followed by a brief Q&A.

Come join the Young Professionals Committee for another networking evening. AmCham China is pleased to welcome Paul Haenle, who will speak to our YPs about his experiences working on US foreign policymaking and US-China relations. This evening provides an opportunity to hear from an expert with broad experience in the public and private sectors, including serving in the White House on the National Security Staffs of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

***Registration Required*** Every year, about 50,000 workers, most of them Chinese, arrive in Japan to work as "interns" through a shadowy Japanese government program. Many are considered bonded labor, having paid a large sum, or put up their family home as a guarantee, for the chance to work in Japan. In the factories and farms where these interns work, labor abuse is endemic. Critics say that these workers have become a source of exploited labor in a country with a deepening labor shortage and where discussion of immigration is taboo. Alexandra Harney, who investigated this issue for nearly a year for Reuters, will speak for us on the causes and implications of this program.

From the deputy foreign minister to today’s leading actresses to the editor of Caixin, the spotlight is shining on Chinese women and their role in contributing to their country’s greatness and future. Yang Lan, one of China’s leading women and Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women, will take us through the transformative journey from an age when her grandmother rebelled against foot-binding to what shapes the self-perception of Chinese women today and the powerful influence their aspirations and contribution will have on the direction the country takes ahead.

The Beijing American Center is looking for American student volunteers to come to the Beijing American Center to chat with Chinese students over coffee and snacks for their continuing series of “coffee hours” twice a month. Our goal is to increase opportunities that Beijingers have to interact with “real live” Americans, giving them a chance to practice English by chatting with students about their studies, time in China, life back home, U.S. culture and education, etc. This is casual, informal conversation rather than any sort of presentation.

***Registration Required*** Carnegie–Tsinghua will host an event to examine the current state of the cotton-textile-apparel production chain in Africa and its potential ramifications. Carnegie–Tsinghua’s Tang Xiaoyang will present his latest paper, “The Impact of Asian Investment on Africa’s Textile Industries,” followed by remarks from leading analysts on China-Africa relations. The discussion will be moderated by Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei.

***Registration Required*** At a National Committee program on Thursday, October 2, Dr. Kirby will discuss the complex forces that shape China's business landscape.

At this BEER event, Ma Wen and Calvin Quek from Greenpeace will discuss the environment performance of SNG technology and why it’s a false solution we don’t want to see. Who’s pushing this scheme at behind? And what’s the potential financial risk ahead?

***Registration Required*** With the region’s energy supply dynamics already in flux, China-Russia relations are the latest factor to grab the spotlight this year, triggered by the spike in Russia’s confrontation with the West and the long-awaited breakthrough in Beijing-Moscow pipeline gas negotiations. Due to geopolitics and energy complementarity, the China-Russia relationship is being touted as a potentially game-changing new alliance with fundamental implications for oil and gas, in Asia and beyond. AmCham China’s Oil, Energy & Power (OEP) Forum is pleased to introduce Mr. Andrew Gilholm, Director of Asia Analysis with Control Risks, the global political, integrity and security risk consultancy. In this session, Mr. Gilholm will consider the China-Russia relationship and recent developments, assess how realistic this new “alliance” scenario is and offer some observations on the potential implications.

***Please Register*** We are delighted to invite you to our inaugural journalists mixer night. We are breaking with tradition this month and there will not be a speaker.

To examine how the Chinese government develops its public diplomacy though Chinese culture, history, and social discourse, Ingrid d’Hooghe will present the findings from her upcoming book China’s Public Diplomacy. Afterward, Pang Xun will moderate a discussion.

This talk, from an American perspective, will evaluate China’s soft power push and compare the practice of cultural diplomacy in East Asia and the United States.

Achieving a sustainable society requires moving from an economy that tolerates environmental damage to one that does not. Dr. Steven Cohen will discuss the importance of environmental policy in achieving this goal and the need to manage short-term costs for long-term gains. Tracing the environmental movement over the past century, Dr. Cohen explores how the environment has emerged as a public policy issue and how current environmental policy reflects our values. He will discuss how environmental regulation influences the economy and demonstrate how the path to a clean economy requires public policy that balances environmental quality with economic growth.

The National Committee is pleased to present this program, which will feature a live webcast with Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, as part of the Conversations at The Carter Center speaker series, followed by local presentations from on-site China specialists addressing topics of particular interest to the community.

On October 17, 2014, Brookings-Tsinghua Center will host a public lecture on China’s environmental governance and public health. Keynote speaker is Meng Jianjun, and commentators are Su Yang and Cheng Hongguang. Topics include the status, constraints, and trends of China’s environmental governance, and its implications for economic, social and public health development.

***RSVP*** Matthew Niederhauser will present work spanning his past seven years in China, including his earliest photographic ventures, Visions of Modernity and Counterfeit Paradises, which delve into the intimate relationship between urban development and consumer habits in China’s fastest growing metropolises. These projects helped form the basis of his first documentary film, Kapital Creation, which he is shooting in collaboration with John Fitzgerald. Short selections from Kapital Creation will also be shown, followed by an open discussion with both Matthew and John regarding their examination of the largest infrastructure buildout in the history of mankind through the eyes of creatives caught within Beijing’s urban explosion.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** YCW Beijing is delighted to invite you a talk by Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Politics and Director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and a member of the YCW Board of Advisors. Professor Brown will discuss 'Politics with Chinese characteristics: is the Xi style of leadership the arrival of modernity to Chinese power, or the same old control dressed up in populist clothes'.

***Registration Required*** China's Second Continent offers fresh perspectives on the most pressing unknowns of modern Sino-African relations: why China is playing the role it is, how extensive its cultural and economic inroads are, what Africa's role in the equation is, and what the ramifications for both parties - and the rest of the world - will be in the foreseeable future.

TIC organizes nine monthly academic discussion events during the academic year in China. The TIC events consist of a speech of about 20 minutes and around one hour of Q&A session with the public. After the events TIC invites the speaker to join a convivial event specifically designed to facilitate the familiarization and the informal flow of communication among the members of the community. We are pleased to invite you to ThinkIN China's #38 event!

***RSVP*** Based on his recent research, James Acton will analyze the status of the U.S. CPGS program and assess its implications for regional and global security. Tong Zhao will moderate the event. Paul Haenle will introduce James Acton and make opening remarks.

In Chomping at the Bitcoin: The Past, Present and Future of Bitcoin in China (Penguin China Specials, 2014), finance industry expert and author Zennon Kapron investigates this mysterious digital currency and the far-reaching implications of its use in China and around the world.

***Address with Confirmed RSVP*** We are privileged to welcome Economist correspondent Ted Plafker for our next Speaker Series. Since 1989, Ted has been a Beijing-based foreign correspondent, covering all aspects of the ever-changing China story for a variety of publications, including the South China Morning Post, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Chronicle of Higher Education, International Herald Tribune, and others. He has been writing for The Economist since 1994.

The Beijing American Center is looking for American student volunteers to come to the Beijing American Center to chat with Chinese students over coffee and snacks for their continuing series of “coffee hours” twice a month. Our goal is to increase opportunities that Beijingers have to interact with “real live” Americans, giving them a chance to practice English by chatting with students about their studies, time in China, life back home, U.S. culture and education, etc. This is casual, informal conversation rather than any sort of presentation.

Don't miss author Gary Bowerman's fascinating insight into the Chinese Travel Revolution!

The Brookings-Tsinghua Center will host Martin Indyk, vice president of the Foreign Policy Program at Brookings for a public speech on the rise of ISIS in the Middle East and Sino-U.S. relations. The speech will touch upon the future political order in the Middle East and its impact on Sino-U.S. relations, and the possible strategic options for the two countries.

***REGISTER*** The Obama Administration’s “Re-Balance” to Asia has been poorly explained, widely misunderstood, and deliberately misconstrued by officials and commentators on both sides of the Pacific. Stanford Professor and former Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Fingar will analyze the origins and objectives of the Re-Balance and attempt to explain and address questions and concerns raised by Chinese and others in the region.

***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Join us October 27 at 5:30pm for a lecture, in Chinese of course, by CSIS visiting scholar Dr. Jie Bai entitled "China's Foreign Policy of Regional Cooperation." Dr. Bai previously served in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she was a deputy director in the Department of Policy Planning, specializing in international relations and Chinese foreign policy. This should be a stimulating lecture and discussion, so hope to see many of you there!

***RSVP REQUIRED*** After years of rapid growth, China is now faced with the complex task of transitioning both its economy and model of governance. Government leaders are intent on shifting to a more sustainable, consumer-driven economy, while the issues of urbanization, corruption, and environmental degradation hang over the Party’s head. The Third Plenum meeting last fall and the creation of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone sparked hopes for promising reforms, however, recent Anti-Monopoly Law machinations continue to fuel doubts. Join longtime China veteran Jim McGregor as he tries to untangle this complex and confounding web.

***Please RSVP*** If you speak Chinese and you are interested in China-related business projects, join us and make some friends.

Has Beijing shifted its Korea policy from North to South? Why don’t Xi and Kim get along? Is Kim, back from his 40 day retreat, really in control? What is Pyongyang’s playbook– is the recent charm offensive for real? How will President Park Geun-hye in Seoul respond to the overtures from the North? Are we on the cusp of new, friendlier chapter in inter-Korean relations? How about the North Korea-Japan deal to resolve the ‘abduction’ issue? If it goes through, what will North Korea get? Can Abe and Kim sell it domestically? And where do all these developments and potential breakthroughs leave the U.S. and its ‘pivot’ to Asia?

***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** YCW Beijing is delighted to invite you to a talk by Dr. Li Lingfeng with Capula Investment Management LLP. Dr. Li will talk about the challenges and opportunities brought about by RMB internationalization. The key driver of the RMB offshore market development is arbitrage between onshore and offshore markets. Dr. Li will cover current developments in the RMB offshore market and how they affect the onshore market. Does the strategy of gradual appreciation of the RMB by the Chinese authorities narrow the spread of arbitrage in the RMB offshore market--even as the scale of arbitrage increases? Dr. Li will also give us a brief history and analysis of the current ecosystem of RMB internationalization.

In their presentation, Kroodsma and Fransen will share what they have learned and tell stories of the adventure of a cross-continental bike ride. In addition, Kroodsma will share insights from a similar trip taken through the Americas from 2005 - 2007, the subject of his recently published book, The Bicycle Diaries.

Come learn how to succeed as a professional in a cross-cultural work environment! UC Berkeley’s Project Pengyou chapter is presenting a panel on the ins and outs of working for a multinational company, including working a bilingual environment, the nuances of international business relations, and those things that no one tells you before you hit the “real world” as a global professional.

Eight countries, separated by vast amounts of space and mountains and oceans, reach out to each other in this “Artists Summit” with a desire to communicate and know each other better through the medium of art: the ideal language of communication. The works of the eight artists in the exhibition are shown domestically and internationally with collectors and galleries spread all over Asia, America, Europe, and Oceania. Eight cultures, histories, and different types of thought collide and mix and speak to each other through images and paint.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Young China Watchers New York is delighted to invite you to our inaugural event with Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, who will be speaking about China's bolder foreign policy under Xi Jinping and the implications for US-Asia strategy. She will speak for around 20 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A, and then relaxed drinks.

***Registration Required*** You’re cordially invited to two events centered around the visit to University of California, Santa Cruz of Wu Wenguang, one of China’s leading independent documentary makers, and three artists (Zhang Mengqi, Li Xinmin, Zou Xueping) from the Caochangdi Workshop in Beijing.

***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Join us November 4 at 5:30pm for a lecture (in Chinese) by Dr. Ji-Jen Hwang entitled "Viewing Cyber Strategy from the Perspective of Chinese Strategic Culture" (“從中國戰略文化視角檢視網路戰略”). This is bound to be a fascinating talk and discussion so we hope to see you there!

The Asia Society Southern California’s U.S.-China Film Summit is the premier U.S. event uniting Hollywood and Chinese film-industry leaders to discuss business collaboration and the latest market trends. Established in 2010, the Film Summit has led the conversation about U.S.-Chinese film co-production and delivered high-quality speakers, spurring rapid expansion of the conference, drawing ever more senior executives and government officials and generating national media coverage.

China’s is now one of the most closely watched economies in the world, with analysts (and journalists) pouring over the data produced by the government and private organizations hoping to understand more about how the country is changing. But do the figures really tell us what we think they do? Matthew Crabbe addresses the issue in his book “Myth-Busting China’s Numbers”, and will share with the FCCC his thoughts on how data coming out of China is misinterpreted and often misrepresents the real situation.

***RSVP*** Wang Yiwei from the Institute of International Affairs, Renmin University, will discuss whether Xi and Obama can forge closer ties between the US and China at the APEC summit.

Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a discussion with Xiao Lin, director of the Shanghai Development Research Center, on the progress of the "pilot free trade zone" established in Shanghai last year.

Please join Christina Yu Yu, Director of the USC Pacific Asia Museum, for a discussion on Chinese and Japanese art.

EDI Media Inc. and the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California presents a public screening of "Mao Zedong and Qi Baishi" and a question and answer session with Tang Guoqiang.

***Requires Registration*** At a National Committee program on Thursday, November 6, Dr. Lardy will discuss his new book Markets Over Mao.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Please join us for the next session of Young China Watchers on Thursday, November 6, featuring an evening with Jacob Young. Jacob Young is an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, and he will be speaking about BRICS Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: A New Multilateral System Centered Around China? Jacob will speak for around 20 minutes, followed by a brief Q&A.

An enterprising pioneer in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, Michelle Garnaut will share insider tips and a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges and demands she has encountered through the course of her entrepreneurial journey, culminating in her signature “M” becoming an icon of fine dining, culture, comfort and style in China’s three most sophisticated cities.

Come listen to Jeff Chen, Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. Could State University discuss the textual tradition of Chinese mathematics.

Law. Lecture. Organization/Sponsor: East Asian Legal Studies. Speaker(s): Neysun A. Mahboubi, research scholar, Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania. Friday, November 7, 2014, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Harvard Law School The Morgan Courtroom Austin Hall Room 308. For more info visit www.law.harvard.edu.

Come join us in our annual social mixer event!! Every year, CSA hosts a Dumpling Night that is FREE for members and only $2 for non-members. This year, it will be hosted at the School of Social Work building, room 305A!It is a great chance to meet a lot of new people, play some fun activities, win prizes, and most importantly, have fun. We’ll also be serving some fresh dumplings courtesy of our sponsor, Mandarin Chef!

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Stanford Professor Ilya Strebulaev, speaking from the Knight Management Center at Stanford, and Tsinghua Professor Ning Jia, MS '04, PhD '07, at the Stanford Center at Peking University, will discuss recent VC trends in the U.S. and China and lead a panel discussion among U.S. and China venture capitalists that will compare and contrast the VC sector in the two countries.

Chinese winters are famous for their harshness. Counteract the cold and learn how to make traditional Chines winter dishes like lamb and date stew, hot egg custards, and braised chicken and chestnuts – in our warm kitchen.

Author Luke Patey examines how the violent petro-politics of Sudan and South Sudan influenced the global strategies of Chinese national oil companies and China’s wider Africa engagement and foreign policy.

Entrepreneur China's annual summit has been an exceptional event for several years, and received extremely great feedbacks these years in China.This year, The theme of the Conference is The New Billions, and we are inviting around 100 entrepreneurs from some of the most promising startups from China, most of which are the new billionaires or the next wave of potential big companies based in China, like FaceQ, Changba,Lamabang, Moman, Youli.com to communicate with the entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley so as to exchange entrepreneurial experience.

Hong Kong film-lovers unite! The San Francisco Film Society presents the fourth annual Hong Kong Cinema, November 14-16 at Vogue Theatre! Tag along for a wild ride in Fruit Chan's. The Midnight After, travel back to the Ming dynasty with the riveting The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom, and don't miss Ann Hui's Venice Film Festival closer The Golden Era. Celebrate the 20th anniversary screening of Wong Kar-wai's evergreen Chungking Express. Oh, and be sure to snag a seat to see a very suave Chow Yun-fat in opening night's From Vegas to Macau!

The Beijing American Center is looking for American student volunteers to come to the Beijing American Center to chat with Chinese students over coffee and snacks for their continuing series of “coffee hours” twice a month. Our goal is to increase opportunities that Beijingers have to interact with “real live” Americans, giving them a chance to practice English by chatting with students about their studies, time in China, life back home, U.S. culture and education, etc. This is casual, informal conversation rather than any sort of presentation.

Looking for a wonderful place for job hunting and networking? Come to the 2014 Job Fair for Foreigners this November for surprise!

Join veteran reporter Francesco Sisci as he presents his book “A New Brave China,” analyzing some of the large forces moving China and its approach to the world in the past decades.

EXPLORING ART AND DISABILITIES The Chinese American Museum's newest exhibition, a collaboration between leading organizations in the United States and Hong Kong. Comprised of the works of more than 40 artists with disabilities, Transpacific Ties: Bridging Hong Kong and Los Angeles Through Art emphasizes the talents of two groups separated by the Pacific Ocean but united in their shared passion for art. Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 3pm

USCBC is pleased to be hosting Shi Jianzhong to discuss recent developments in China's Competition Policy and their relation to foreign companies in China. Shi Jianzhong is a professor and doctoral supervisor of China University of Political Science and Law ("CUPL") and is also a member of the Expert Advisory Panel of the Antimonopoly Commission of the State Council. Professor Shi has participated in the development of China's Antimonopoly Law and remains a valuable advisor to high level economic decision makers. He will share his view of the development and current trends in AML enforcement activity, as well as China's competition and industrial policies.

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How will this summit impact the direction of the US-China commercial relationship? Please join the US-China Business Council (USCBC) as James McGregor, chairman for greater China at APCO Worldwide, and Huang Renwei, Deputy Director General of the Shanghai Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) (confirmed), share their perspectives on the outcomes of the summit, key goals and priorities for companies post-dialogue, and implications for the US business community.

On November 18, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies will host an expert discussion on various aspects of Taiwan’s 9-in-1 municipal elections. Scholars from Taiwan, the United States, and New Zealand will analyze recent polling on voter sentiment in Taiwan, will assess campaign strategies and tactics, and will discuss the implications of the elections on the current government’s ability to govern and on the January 2016 president and legislative elections.

We are pleased to invite you 
to the next ThinkIN China #39 event Wednesday, November 18th

Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute and the USC School of Religion for a discussion with Professor James Miller of Queen's University on the contribution of Daoism to modern-day China.

Come learn more about the Yale-China Teaching Fellowship and see if you want to join the legacy of Teaching Fellows who have been building understanding between the U.S. and China for over a century.

Bubble tea and Bao zi and a community of US-China bridge builders!

Anyone can be a pengyou! Join the movement, and take a picture with our banner with the hashtags #pengyou and #uvachapter to get your voice heard!

Pengyou day is an event held during US State Department's International Education Week to promote 'Pengyouship' as part of a national grassroots movement.

Fireside Chat featuring Steve Barclay on Hong Kong: Paradise or Purgatory - Separating Fact from Fiction. Mr. Steve Barclay was appointed Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York on August 5, 2014. He is responsible for promoting and strengthening the business, trade and cultural ties between Hong Kong and 31 eastern states of the United States.

Here at MECPS, we dedicate Project Pengyou Day to the leaders and pengyous of our future. We challenge all middle and high school students who are currently taking Chinese to teach the word "pengyou" (or any Chinese word or phrase) to a friend, relative, or anyone! We are also so excited to see the wonderful Chinese songs, dances, and presentations you all have put together, and we can not wait to share them with our Pengyous all over. If have any questions please email mecpschapter@projectpengyou.org! 加油！

Afternoon and Night Walking Tours of Chinatown: An Introduction to Music, Art, and Food in Chinatown, Free Museum Tour, and Dim Sum Lunch/Dinner

Pengyous who stay together 吃饭 together!

Legendary Thai Chef Pichet Ong comes to talk to and cook for the school.

The Saint Ann's School Chapter Jiaozi Making Event will be an opportunity for the Saint Ann's School community to celebrate Chinese food and culture. From 2:40-5:00 PM on Thursday November 20th, National Pengyou Day, hundreds of Saint Ann's students ranging from 9-18 years-old will gather to make 1000 dumplings from scratch in the school cafeteria.

Please stop by the Chinese classroom, learn a word, and take a picture with our banner!

Students of Chinese at BHSEC-N will apply the word Pengyou to their study of Chinese in class.

Project Pengyou TAMIU Chapter invites you to be part of Pengyou Day!

This Thursday, November 20th, is Pengyou Day. It is also US State Department’s International Education Week, so as Project Pengyou, Berkeley Chapter, we are hosting a series of events throughout the day to engage and bring together students. Be on the lookout for our interactive art piece, US China trivia game, and video project!

Chinese games and a taste of Wangfujing

CU Boulder invites one and all to join Project Pengyou for our Pengyou Day event!

Valparaiso University's Silk Road Market will host an array of Asia-related organizations committed to spreading Asian culture. Project Pengyou Valparaiso Chapter will be hosting a booth to garner interest in Project Pengyou while teaching calligraphy (learning how to write 朋友)!

Project Pengyou St. Olaf Chapter is celebrating Pengyou Day by hosting an informal dinner discussion on campus. This will be a great opportunity for all old and new pengyou in the chapter to meet each other! We will also be sharing study-abroad and work experiences in China. Hope to see you there!

Are you interested in a study abroad program in China? Have you already applied to study abroad in China? Come to Project Pengyou's kickoff event, the China Study Abroad Panel, sponsored by OIE. Meet us in CULC 423 on Thursday, 6-7 PM to hear from other students who have already had an amazing study abroad experience in China and want to share their stories with you. We'll have representatives from several different faculty-led programs, and even a student who has done research abroad in China. There will be pizza and Asian snacks provided.

Dumplings & Diplomacy Night! Join the Project Pengyou UMD Chapter on our inaugural event as we discuss how students can play a part in improving the U.S.-Chinese relations. We will munch on dumplings, warm up with some hot bubble tea, and watch "Assignment-China: Opening Up," a short documentary about how the U.S.-China relationship changed after the 改革开放

Come explore the dynamic relationship between US and China, hear a panel of students, and enjoy pizza, dumplings, and cake!

Pengyou Day Social at the Chinese Cultural Center!

Interested in China? Like 乒乓球? Then join URI's Project Pengyou and Table Tennis Club this Thursday at our Pengyou Day Ping Pong Tournament!

Event will feature students from Grinnell College's Chinese international community and Americans who have studied abroad in China. There will be a professor panel and food from China Sea will be provided.

The long-awaited National Pengyou Day is finally approaching! The Project Pengyou team at UT is inviting all students and faculty to this night of U.S.-China relation-building and cultural exchange.

We, the Project Pengyou Chapter of SUNY Geneseo, will be hosting our first event on November 20th at 7PM. During this time, members of the executive board will share stories of their personal experiences in China. Please join us for a fun night of cultural exchange! In addition to our sociocultural discourse, Professor Jasmine Tang from the Languages & Literatures Department will be speaking about the US-CHINA Summit (partners with Worldstrides and 100K Strong). Refreshments will be served. Feel free to bring a 朋友!!!

Project Pengyou WSU Chapter's first social event! Pengyou Day!

As interactions between China and African countries grow, observers predict that the cooperative relationship could revitalize Africa and promote much-needed economic development. China has made significant investments in infrastructure, education, and technology in return for natural resources and market access, but some experts question if these arrangements are as beneficial for the African governments and societies involved as they have been for Beijing.

Young China Watchers started here in Beijing in 2010, and we'd like to invite you to come celebrate with us as we pass our four-year mark! For the occasion, we will be treated to a debate between two expert economists: Andrew will be sharing his findings from The Conference Board's recent report "The Long Soft Fall in Chinese Growth," while Qian will be updating us on the EIU's latest work on Chinese outbound investment, and what she argues will be a new defining theme for China.

"China's Attitudes Toward International Law: A New Stage" Jerome A. Cohen Founding Director of East Asian Legal Studies Program Professor of Law, NYU School of Law Of Counsel, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Hauser Hall, 102 Co-sponsored by EALS and Harvard Asia Law Society

--- RSVP Required & Limited to thirty participants.--- What are the primary challenges facing the Chinese Model and the Chinese economic transformation? What decisions might the Chinese authorities make to overcome such challenges and promote Chinese economic reform? Please join us for an open dialogue with Professor Tao Ran as he shares his opinions on prospects for a successful economic transition.

The Beijing American Center is looking for American student volunteers to come to the Beijing American Center to chat with Chinese students over coffee and snacks for their continuing series of “coffee hours” twice a month. Our goal is to increase opportunities that Beijingers have to interact with “real live” Americans, giving them a chance to practice English by chatting with students about their studies, time in China, life back home, U.S. culture and education, etc. This is casual, informal conversation rather than any sort of presentation.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Please join us for the next session of Young China Watchers in Shanghai:

Christianity first reached China in the 7th century AD; its history in the region has seen many ebbs and flows. Jamil Anderlini, Beijing Bureau Chief of the Financial Times, will discuss the astonishing revival of Christianity in China and how it is affecting modern Chinese society.

The classical Broadway musical The Sound of Music will come to Beijing at Beijing Exhibition Theater from Dec.10th to Dec.14,2014. The Sound of Music (1959) is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Many songs from the musical have become standards, such as "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Do-Re-Mi", and the title song "The Sound of Music".

***PLEASE REGISTER*** Richard Weitz, Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute will use Ukraine as a vantage point to describe the current dimensions of U.S.-China-Russia trilateral security relations and assess the potential for nuclear conflict and international cooperation. Afterward, Tong Zhao will moderate a discussion.

Come and join CCC's Chinese painting class. You don't have necessarily learnt Chinese painting before, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush.

"The Undiscovered Chinatown Tour" To Uncover History, Treasures, and Great Shopping Visit a temple, an herbal shop, art galleries, antique stores, and more when guided to the unique treasures--not to mention great bargains--to be found in Chinatown. $20 per person RSVP required as group size is limited. Submit a request online or call (213) 680-0243.

Renowned guzheng (Chinese zither) musician Ji Wei will give a performance for this Sunday Salon

“The Land of Many Palaces” (2014) follows a government official whose job is to convince these farmers that their lives will be better off in the city, and a farmer in one of the last remaining villages in the region who is pressured to move. The film explores a process that will take shape on an enormous scale across China as the central government has announced plans to relocate 250 million farmers to cities across the nation over the next 20 years. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the production team.

Geert Roelens with discuss his book on what it takes to achieve business success in China.

Uber Beijing General Manager and People's Uber Creator Ben Chiang, Autopia Founder and CEO Myles Lv, Director of Evernote Market Roger Yin and other special guests from the auto industry will provide first-hand, in-depth interpretations and brand new insights.

Bill Zarit, former Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the US Embassy and incoming governor on the AmCham China board, Jeremy Goldkorn, Managing Director of Danwei, and Piper Stover, Managing Director of United Technologies Management, will speak to our young professionals on developing their careers in China. These three prominent panelists will offer insight to those wanting to enhance their China career and leadership skills.

Developing nations represent a large and rapidly growing share of the world’s clean energy investment, according to Climatescope 2014. Climatescope, a country-by-country assessment, interactive report and index, offers the clearest picture yet of clean energy in 55 emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Douglas J. Elliott, a fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, will provide observations on the current state of China’s financial system, the key challenges it faces and how China’s planned reforms and possible future reforms would handle these challenges.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** We are delighted to invite you to join us for the next session of Young China Watchers on Thursday, December 11, featuring Kerry Brown. Kerry Brown is a Professor of Chinese Politics and Director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and a member of the YCW Board of Advisors. His talk will focus on 'China in the Era of Strongman Politics? Just How Powerful is President Xi?'

Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute presents the film "Beyond Beauty, Taiwan From Above," which documents Taiwan from an aerial perspective.

The Smithsonian's Museum of Asian Art presents a screening of Hou Hsiao-hsien's film "Goodbye South, Goodbye".

Today, educational questions are central to U.S.-China relations, although they are usually relegated to a secondary position in policy discussions. Yong Zhao and Karin Fisher will join the Kissinger Institute in launching a new effort "The Promise and Perils of Sino-US Educational Reforms" to make education a central bilateral concern on December 12, 2014.

***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** YCW Beijing is delighted to invite you to a talk by Lars Ulrik Thom of Beijing Postcards for a special holiday gathering at Parlor. Please join us for the last event of the year to learn more about the history of Beijing and for some holiday cheer.

Every year Asia Society is pleased to host the U.S. National Center for APEC and the U.S. APEC Business Coalition in a high-level briefing on APEC, its priorities for the coming year and the region’s future. This year’s program will feature U.S. Senior Official for APEC Robert Wang, the incoming Chair of the APEC Business Advisory Council and Asia Society Trustee Doris Ho, and Asia Society President Josette Sheeran, who will moderate the discussion. Please join us for a compelling look at the road ahead for APEC, and for Asia itself.

We are pleased to invite you to the next ThinkIN China event #41, on Tuesday, December 16th.

Carnegie’s Vikram Nehru will analyze how Chinese economic interests and investment in the region is reshaping Southeast Asia. Zhao Kejin will then moderate a discussion between Nehru and Tang Xiaoyang, who will serve as a discussant.

***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** At a National Committee program on Wednesday, December 17, Dr. Wallace will discuss his new book, Cities and Stability.

Asia Society is pleased to present a special, year-end edition of the Asia: Beyond the Headlines series, with a top-flight panel of guests who will weigh in on the year that was, and what 2015 may have in store for Asia and for the world.

This presentation will address the reasons behind the riddle of love and hate of globalization. Chanda argues that while concerns are justified, they are not the result of some policy called “globalization”, but the consequences of an accelerated process of interconnectedness. Today the problems emerge at unprecedented speed and are more visible, leading one to blame the process rather than examine the driving force behind it. What are the economic and technological forces of globalization? How did the history of science, politics, commerce and religion create today's international system? What is the future of globalization?

Carnegie–Tsinghua’s Zhang Lihua will host a panel of leading Chinese scholars to assess how the cultural values intrinsic to people-to-people interactions foster cooperation between China and its largest collective trading partner, and how cultural diplomacy can further enhance Sino-EU relations. The discussion will be in English and Chinese with consecutive interpretation provided.

Beijing is built around a 7.8-kilometre-long central axis, even older than the city itself. All the most important imperial institutions of old Beijing were placed either alongside or directly upon the axis. "The Central Axis of Beijing" tells the story of this commanding stretch from when it was first laid out during the Mongol Yuan dynasty, to when it was condemned after the communist takeover, right up until the 2008 Olympics where the axis enjoyed a big comeback when it was prolonged up to the Olympic Village.

Dave McClure of 500 Startups will be in Hong Kong at an intimate fireside chat on January 3 from 10-12 noon.

To encourage academic exchange among young scholars and broaden their horizons, the Universities Service Centre for China Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and CUHK-Chiang Ching Kuo Foundation Asia-Pacific Centre for Chinese Studies co-organize the Graduate Seminar on China (GSOC) every year.

The half-day forecast will feature prominent Chinese economists from Peking University's China Center for Economic Research (CCER), who will share their latest research, insights and forecasts for the coming year.

Join CIB for our first Chinese Book Talk Series of 2015 as we welcome Mr. Joel Backaler, the author of “China Goes West”. Mr. Backaler has written a clear account of the globalization journey, helping readers understand the challenges, opportunities, risks and rewards of going global. The talk will highlight the stories and lessons to be learned from his new book, “China Goes West: Everything You need to Know about Chinese Companies Going Global.”

Day-long symposium presented by the University of Chicago's Center for International Studies, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, and Paulson Institute.

Please join us at China Institute to learn about our teaching philosophy and future curriculum and to find out about our selection of textbooks and teaching materials. We will also be holding demo language classes and will be showing a classical Chinese short film for children.

Ben Wang, co-chair of the Renwen Society, will discuss the accomplishments of Pu Ru in Chinese poetry, calligraphy and painting.

Joined by accomplished composers—including MacArthur Fellowship-recipient Bright Sheng, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Zhou Long, and the award-winning Chen Yi—Tan Dun will lead a performance and discussion that weaves together a narrative of the artists’ musical journeys from China to America. The evening will also be a tribute to composer Chou Wen-chung, who invited the musicians to America and Columbia University.

Joined by accomplished composers Zhou Long and Chen Yi, Grammy-award winning composer/conductor Tan Dun leads a performance and discussion that weaves together a narrative of the artists’ musical journeys from China to America.

From Russia to the Middle East to North America, 2014 saw the return of energy to the forefront of world politics in a way not seen since the 1970s. The dramatic drop in oil prices during the second half of 2014 set the backdrop for what could be an even more tumultuous 2015 for the geopolitics of energy. What does the changing global energy landscape mean for China, both at home and abroad? Carnegie-Tsinghua’s Matt Ferchen will discuss these issues and more…

Please note: This performance will also take place at 8:30 pm. Free. Pre-registration required. Tickets not picked up by 4:45 will be released. To buy tickets visit: https://tickets.asiasociety.org/public/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=31 China Shanghai International Arts Festival (CSIAF) has launched a groundbreaking new project, Rising Artists Works (RAW), a platform that commissions young, emerging artists from across China. Asia Society and Performance Space 122 have teamed up with CSIAF for the United States Premiere of three short, music-focused, multidisciplinary ensemble works by composers Sam Wu (dolphin song), Qin Yi (Mirror Mind) and Zulan (Death and the Maiden). These three artists are articulating new forms that are locally-sourced, yet distinct in their engagement with international audiences. APAP and ISPA members can reserve tickets by emailing RSVPculture@asiasociety.org

At a National Committee program on Tuesday, January 13, Mr. Bernstein will discuss his new book, China 1945.

***PLEASE RSVP*** Please join us on January 14th at 12:30pm for a lecture (in Chinese) by Prof. Wang Zhiqiang entitled "The Rule of Law in the Wake of the 4th Plenum". This is undoubtedly an important topic and we look forward to a lively and interesting discussion.

Dr. WANG Rui from Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management will unpack “Internet thinking” and its connection to marketing, social media marketing and internet marketing using Chinese case studies. She will enlighten the audience on China’s specific e-commerce consumer culture and the internet that is changing it forever.

Water scarcity has always been a challenge in water resource management. Now coupled with climate change, rapid population growth, and increasing urbanization, many urban centers are struggling to meet escalating water demand. Improper management can result in large and severe economic, social, and environmental consequences. The conventional “close-the-gap” and “all types of water are the same” type of management can no longer serve its purpose. Responding to the challenges in future planning, there has been a change in paradigm, from a single-sourced, “meet demand” approach to a diverse, “risk management” framework.

Lesli Ligorner of the law firm Simmons & Simmons explains the challenges facing foreign companies in terms of meeting legal demands and still doing business in China.

Despite the dominant narrative of the repression of civil society in China, Jessica Teets argues that interactions between local officials and civil society facilitate a learning process, whereby each actor learns about the intentions and work processes of the other.

A plutocracy progressively projects its own internal disintegration upon the whole world", or so argues Pepe Escobar, roving correspondent for the ASIA TIMES and numerous other global non-mainstream media outlets, in the introduction of his latest book, "The Empire of Chaos".

A descendant of Fong See—a Chinese immigrant who overcame adversity and became the godfather of Los Angeles’s Chinatown—author Lisa See draws inspiration from her heritage and provides a vivid portrait of Chinese culture and American idealism in her writing. In an intimate talk, she discusses her work and shares her family’s unique journey to attain the “American Dream.”

We are meeting at Press Club near Powell Station. For the first-timers, you will get to meet many business owners, entrepreneurs and service professionals dealing with the Chinese market, China-US import/export, Chinese manufacturing and web/mobile startups. We welcome anyone with an interest in doing China-US related business. If you are business students looking for internships and jobs, we want to see you too!

The early 1990s brought two profound changes triggering a more engaged Indian foreign policy generally and in Asia more specifically: the end of the Cold War and the adoption of market reforms. Primarily motivated by economic interests, India announced a "Look East" policy focused on the economic powerhouses to the East. The Indian election several months ago of a new and visionary prime minister committed to economic growth will almost certainly result in an even more engaged foreign policy, especially toward Asia east of India. This BJP governing party, with a stable majority in parliament, is firmly behind Prime Minister Modi's policies.

In this talk, Luigi Tomba will analyze the mechanisms that have led to the emergence of a generation of Chinese homeowners and the challenges ahead for the sustainability of the housing boom.

"The Central Axis of Beijing" tells the story of this commanding stretch from when it was first laid out during the Mongol Yuan dynasty, to when it was condemned after the communist takeover, right up until the 2008 Olympics where the axis enjoyed a big comeback when it was prolonged up to the Olympic Village.

Jeremy Goldkorn is the Founder and Director of Danwei, a research firm that tracks Chinese media and Internet. Danwei has been publishing a popular website about Chinese media since 2003. The company was acquired by the Financial Times in 2013.

In When the Party Ends: Beijing's leaps and stumbles after the Beijing Olympics, Peh draws on his experience as the China bureau chief of Singapore's Straits Times in his five years covering the world's most exciting nation. The result is an absorbing work of journalism, offering on-the-ground insights into China.

On January 23, the Brookings-Tsinghua Center will host a public seminar featuring Brookings Senior Fellow Carol Graham and Chinese scholars of happiness studies. The seminar will discuss happiness studies under an international context and its implications for China from interdisciplinary and transnational perspectives.

BodyMemory Clinic is a pop-up shop created by Beijing artist and independent designer, Zhou Yi. At the pop-up shop people make art in the form of their own body parts into personalized accessories.

As part of the Afro-Sino Chamber of Commerce’s 中非裔美国际贸易商会 Chinese Cultural Initiative we invite you to attend our Chinese Cultural Festival and Open House where we will introduce our “Chinese Corner”, a weekly topic based conversation group.

“Life of Puyi” is a talk about the last emperor of China, based on own research conducted by Beijing Postcards.

The Yale Center Beijing is pleased to invite you to a screening of the documentary Super, Girls! followed by a conversation with Director Jian Yi and one of the film’s “heroes” on how their lives have changed eight years after participating in one of China most watched television shows.

A dialogue with conservationist and "Relic Hunter" Radium Tan

Join our panel and discover the heavy weights that are shapping the new side of China’s independent fashion industry. To talk about China’s evolution in fashion and the catwalk are: Hung Huang, publisher of iLook magazine, who has been dubbed ‘the Oprah of China’ for her insightful thoughts on fashion and Chinese culture. We will also be joined by designers Vega Wang and Liu Lu to talk about being independent designers in this fast, emerging market.

China not only currently faces the challenge of overhauling its economic growth model, but has an urgent need to reform its pension system as well. In particular, China’s rapidly ageing population fundamentally threatens the solvency of its main retirement scheme, the defined benefits, pay-as-you-go urban enterprise pension system. Ma Jun, chief economist at the People’s Bank of China, argues that unless the programme is fundamentally reformed, its unfunded liabilities will balloon from 18 trillion RMB in 2013 to 68 trillion by 2033. Professor Dong Keyong will discuss how China can address this looming crisis and the challenges and opportunities it poses for the government.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** YCW New York is delighted to invite you to a talk by Carl Minzner, Professor of Law at Fordham University. We will discuss the rule of law in China since the Fourth Plenum.

In late 19th-century New England, 75 young Chinese laborers known as “The Celestials” arrived to work in Calvin Sampson’s shoe factory in the midst of a union labor strike. Chinese-American author Karen Shepard reimagines their story and explores how the Celestials brought to light issues of cultural identity, racial tension, assimilation, and immigration.

In 2012, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory launched the Solar Access to Public Capital (SAPC) project, aimed to expand the availability and lower the cost of capital as the solar industry continues to mature through innovation. The efforts of hundreds of industry participants resulted in standard contracts, best practices, analytic capabilities such as system performance database, and engagement with rating agencies. Can these elements be part of the solution to access financing, which has been one of the main bottlenecks for distributed PV market development in China?

China SF is organizing an information event and is inviting our group members to attend it. Come learn how to access China's 632 million online users through Baidu, China's leading online search engine serving over 531 million users and 5 billion search queries per day.

In A Chinaman's Chance, Eric Liu pieces together a sense of the Chinese-American identity, considering his own public career in American media and government, his daughter's efforts to hold and release aspects of her Chinese inheritance, and the still-recent history that made anyone Chinese in America seem foreign and disloyal until proven otherwise.

***RSVP Required*** Young China Watchers San Francisco is delighted to invite you to our inaugural event with noted China watcher Orville Schell. Having reported on China since 1970, Schell brings a powerful perspective on China's search for modernity. He will speak for approximately 20 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A, and then an opportunity to converse with Schell and others over relaxed drinks.

***RSVP REQUIRED** In September 2013, China officially launched the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ). While initial designs for the SFTZ were relatively modest, it quickly blossomed into a scheme for a major revamping of China’s economic model.

The world's focus is shifting to China's slower growth and greater volatility. What can we expect for 2015? Join prominent and influential China-observer, Victor Gao, for an up-front look at the year ahead.

"Risky Business in China" author, Jeremy Gordon, who has spent over 20 years as an advisor on strategy and risk in China, will tell some tales from the front line, highlighting the risks businesses face, and ways in which they can be mitigated.

Join renowned economists, scholars and investment analysts for a high-level discussion on economic trends and prospects for China. Will China be the engine for growth in 2015 or will its slowdown prove a global economic millstone?

We'd like you to come eat with us and talk about food, history and meet some of the families that feed us.

The Beijing American Center will be hosting their annual Oscar watch party.

***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** In China, a single woman above 27 is referred to as a “leftover woman”. But does this phenomenon truly exist on a large scale? And, if so, is it more women than men who are to blame or does the marriage market somehow fail to match the right people. This talk will provide some scientific insights into this hotly-debated but yet not-fully-studied social phenomenon by combing classic economic literature and a rich set of statistics.

In this talk,Michael Davidson, doctoral candidate, Energy Systems Division, of MIT will talk from the lens of important features of electricity sector policy-making and regulation in China, he will examine the barriers to reducing fossil fuel energy use and adopting low-carbon electricity technologies in the world's largest power system. He will also address several structural reasons why common liberalization steps taken in other countries, such as establishing an independent system operator, have not been successfully implemented.

Join us Thursday, February 12, at 6pm at CSIS for a talk (in Chinese, of course!) by Shanghai Institute for International Studies scholar (and visiting fellow at CSIS) Lu Chuanying.

The Yale-China Association will host its annual Cheongsam Ball on February 13, 2015 at the New Haven Lawn Club. In appreciation for Nancy Yao Maasbach's contributions to Yale-China, we will announce a fund in her honor at the Cheongsam Ball. Join us in celebration, commemoration, and community!

For the first time outside of China, the Hong Kong Dance Company brings to the stage an inspiring re-telling of the household folktale of love, peace and virtue in a dance drama, "The Legend of Mulan."

Come celebrate the year of the Sheep and learn more about China and Project Pengyou!

Join two pioneers of the China field, Jerome A. Cohen and Ezra F. Vogel, for a fascinating evening of reflections on what Americans were thinking in the late 1960’s about opening the door to China; learn about their impressions of China when they first visited more than 40 years ago. What did Americans know about China then, and what was the academic study of China like? How have things changed since?

A discussion of Meyer's latest book, "In Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China"

Celebrating its 31st year, the Chinese Fine Arts Society, in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and Choose Chicago, kicks off the Year of the Sheep with a festive display of traditional Chinese dance, music, puppetry, and martial arts.

This is DePaul University’s annual celebration of Chinese lunar new year. Come out to enjoy authentic lunar new year dinner and exciting cultural performances by DePaul students and professional performers. It is also a great opportunity to network with new and old friends with interest in China and other Asian countries and regions. All DePaul students, alumni, faculty, and staff, as well as friends outside the DePaul community are welcome to attend. Free and open to the public.

We are pleased to invite you to U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce’s 18th Annual Chinese New Year Dinner to celebrate the beginning of a prosperous and auspicious year. It will be held at Phoenix Restaurant on Friday, February 20, 2015 from at 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A traditional Chinese dinner will be served to commemorate this important tradition. The costs are $60 for USCCC members and $80 for non-members.

This festive celebration includes a reception and banquet style dinner, traditional lion dance, dancing, an awards ceremony and a select silent auction.

Lunarfest is a day-long event offering arts and cultural programs for adults and children of all ages in celebration of the Lunar New Year, kicking off with the Lion Dance down Whitney Avenue!

Bring the whole family to enjoy this special day filled with free programs celebrating the Year of the Sheep.

In celebrating over one hundred years of tradition, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles presents the 116th Annual Golden Dragon Parade. With over thousands and thousands of individuals lining the parade route and thousands viewing the telecast each year, this colorful celebration along North Broadway in Chinatown has become the premiere cultural event in the Southern California Asian-American Community.

Join the Argyle business community for the annual Lunar New Year parade! Parade steps off on Saturday, February 21st at 1:00 pm, beginning in front of the sponsoring Hip Sing Association, 1121 W. Argyle (just east of Red Line) after firecrackers explode to ring in the New Year. Parade floats, marchers, and lion and dragon dancers will head east down Argyle, turn south onto Sheridan, turn back west on Ainslie to Broadway and back north to Argyle.

Celebrate the Year of the Goat! Asia Society rings in the Year of the Goat with performances and traditional craft activities inspired by Lunar New Year traditions across Asia. Activities will include a Lion Dance and kung fu demonstration, musical performances, and more. Family Programs at Asia Society are supported by The Coca Cola Company

Join us fror our first Project Pengyou official meeting of this semester. Find out what Project Pengyou is all about, join a commitee, get plugged and pengyou ON! We will have information about how to become a member, the benefits, commitments, and future leadership development opportunities. DON'T MISS OUT!

Celebrate the Year of the Sheep with Yo-Yo Ma, the Philharmonic, and music from East to West, including the U.S. Premiere of Zhao Lin’s Duo — a concerto for cello and sheng, a Chinese woodwind instrument with 17 bamboo pipes.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Please join us for the next session of Young China Watchers on Wednesday, February 25, featuring an evening with Chandran Nair. Chandran is the Founder and CEO of The Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT). Chandran will speak for around 20 minutes on "No Asian Century" where Chandran will put across his case that the Western model of consumption-led economic growth cannot be replicated in Asia. He argues that 6 billion Asians in 2050 cannot and should not aspire to live like the West.

Join us for the next event organized by the San Diego chapter of the American Mandarin Society. We'll be hosting Xie Yue, professor at the School of Politics and International Relationship at Tongji University for a discussion of the impact of urbanization on China. The title of his talk is "新型城镇化的政治经济." As always, the talk will be in Chinese, and a pizza lunch will be provided.

The Gate of heavenly peace. We all know it. It feels like it has always been here. But how did The Tiananmen Gate become the most important piece of architecture in modern China?

Join us for this special 2nd annual lecture and festive reception in celebration of Chinese New Year. In honor of the Year of the Ram, Dr. Jerome Silbergeld will lecture about this animal’s role in Chinese art and history.

As part of Navy Pier’s Neighborhoods of the World series, the Chinese Fine Arts Society will continue celebrating the Year of the Sheep with music, dance, crafts and local vendors. This is the perfect event to bring your family for an interactive experience they won’t soon forget!

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Ladies! In honor of Women’s History month, the Beijing American Center invited a panel of outstanding, professional American women from business, public health and diplomacy to share their stories. The U.S. Embassy’s own Ms. Melodee Hanes, wife of Ambassador of the United States to China Max Baucus and former public servant with over 30 years of experience in public service and law, will moderate the discussion. Please join us for their insights and observations, and ask them your questions about their roads to success.

Join us at 6pm March 4 at CSIS for a talk, in Chinese of course, by Prof. Su Faxiang of Minzu University on the topic of "An Exploration of Chinese Policy Debates Regarding Minority Nationalities in Recent Years."

***RSVP by Tues. March 3rd*** Come join us for a moderated discussion with Julie Makinen (Fast Company contributor), Frances Du (Microsoft Ventures Greater China Region Director), Ella Zhang (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers investment director) and Dr. Yusheng Zhang (CEO of Apricot Forest), to find out more about how these companies are powering China's drive to become a leader in global innovation. We will also be examining and discussing the current economic forces and technological trends that are helping create exciting new opportunities for both entrepreneurs and investors alike.

With stringent environmental policies and weak economic conditions, cracks are appearing in Chinese thermal coal markets. Chinese government released a slew of direct interventions in 2014 - after quality restrictions and import tariffs failed to deliver – in curbing coal imports to help domestic miners. However, owing to a lack of real demand growth in 2014, the oversupply situation worsened and domestic coal prices fell to multi-year lows. As a result, domestic coal producers are struggling to survive. We estimate the thermal market remains several years away from rebalancing.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** In honor of Women’s History month, the Beijing American Center invited a panel of outstanding, professional Chinese women who work at some of the top American companies operating in Beijing to talk about their experiences. Please join us for their insights and observations, and ask them your questions about their roads to success.

‘A growing middle class inevitably leads to democracy’, this widespread hypothesis is partly based on Barrington Moore’s “Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World” (1966) and his famous assumption “no bourgeoisie, no democracy.” But is it really the case in China? Dr. Alice Ekman, Research Fellow for China at the French Institute of International Relations will address this question by taking into account the distinctive features of this population group in China, its evolving relations with the Communist Party as well as the emerging generation gaps.

The Bookworm Literary Festival is a giant celebration of literature and ideas that brings together diverse voices from China and beyond. This year, out programme has more than 300 events across eight cities, connecting more than 110 Chinese and international writers and thinkers.

The Beijing American Center is looking for American student volunteers to come to the Beijing American Center to chat with Chinese students over coffee and snacks for their continuing series of “coffee hours” twice a month. Our goal is to increase opportunities that Beijingers have to interact with “real live” Americans, giving them a chance to practice English by chatting with students about their studies, time in China, life back home, U.S. culture and education, etc. This is casual, informal conversation rather than any sort of presentation.

The Civitas Ensemble, in collaboration with the Chinese Fine Arts Society, will present a concert featuring works by all Chinese composers. Included will be two World Premieres: "The Five Elements," by Pulitzer Prize Winner Zhou Long, commissioned by CFAS for the Civitas Ensemble, and "Emantations of Tara" by Yao Chen, a previous CFAS composition competition winner.

Join our panel and discover the heavy weights that are shaping the new side of China’s independent fashion industry. To talk about China’s evolution in fashion and the catwalk are: Hung Huang, publisher of iLook magazine, who has been dubbed ‘the Oprah of China’ for her insightful thoughts on fashion and Chinese culture. We will also be joined by designer Liu Lu to talk about what it’s like to be an independent designer in this fast, emerging market. The panel will be moderated by fashion journalist Alice McInerney.

Come to the China Institute Gallery to see our current exhibition Mao's Golden Mangoes and the Cultural Revolution,meet the curator, and learnabout upcoming exhibitions and our move to the Financial District this summer. Refreshments will be served.

For the first-timers, you will get to meet many business owners, entrepreneurs and service professionals dealing with the Chinese market, China-US import/export, Chinese manufacturing and web/mobile startups. We welcome anyone with an interest in doing China-US related business. If you are business students looking for internships and jobs, we want to see you too!

Blending poetry, calligraphy and painting, Chinese literati painting glows as an enchanted garden of art. In this lecture and performance, two masters of the form will be introduced: Qi Baishi (1864-1957), whose art proclaims the triumph of the romantic over the commonplace, and Pu Ru (1896-1963), whose works transport viewers to a realm of bliss.

Brookings-Tsinghua Center is hosting a public talk on the impact of Renminbi internationalization, featuring Eswar Prasad, senior fellow in Global Economy and Development Studies at the Brookings Institution, and guest commentator Qian Yingyi, Dean and Professor of School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Please join us for the next session of Young China Watchers on Wednesday, March 18, featuring an evening with Professor David Zweig. David will be speaking on "Will the 'Hai Gui Pai' (Sea Turtles) Change China?" His talk will be followed by a brief Q&A.

The Global Collaboratory of Columbia University is a curricular enhancement to further develop world-class students’ readiness for their professional development in the global energy and environment field by initiating new professional relationships with NGOs, governments, and industry, including leveraging Columbia’s Global Centers’ local access and expertise.

This workshop will focus on the large and growing burden of chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) in China and the importance of strengthening primary healthcare in managing patients with chronic disease.

***RSVP Required*** Francis Fukuyama is a scholar and author who has been at the leading edge of the public discourse on the globalization of democracy. This talk will be moderated by Peter Schwartz, a noted futurist and author. Dr. Fukuyama will speak for approximately 20 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A, and then an opportunity to converse and network over relaxed drinks.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Join Young China Watchers Beijing for a joint event with the Carnegie Tsinghua Center for Public Policy.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Please join us for the next session of Young China Watchers in Shanghai:

China depends on its cities for economic growth and innovation, but how many supersized cities can China build and sustain? Or will China’s urbanization be a key to shaping the world’s development in the 21st century?

This talk introduces the idea of a secure, digital ledger for tracking financial assets. Bitcoin is a leading example, but other architectures are also gaining traction. Applications and use cases include payments, remittances, and international settlement. The talk analyzes costs and benefits of introducing new currencies, and introduces a simple model of the exchange rate between fiat currencies and virtual currencies. This model is applied to Bitcoin data. Finally, we consider longer-term implications of the new technology, including the emerging applications of programmable money, such as title and escrow services, financial derivatives, and other types of smart contracts.

Texas A&M Open House, Pay-it-Forward event.

Acclaimed conductor Michael Tilson Thomas returns to his hometown of Los Angeles for an unforgettable evening featuring the music of George Gershwin alongside Thomas’s original compositions. Powerhouse pianist Yuja Wang will add sparks to an already electric concert.

Welcome to the first speaker event of China Entrepreneurship Club. We seek to bring you experts with business experience in China from various fields to share their stories, experiences and wisdom.

A clear understanding of China and Greece’s rich cultural heritages is vital to enhancing modern-day people-to-people exchanges and cooperation.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will present a staged reading of Jeremy Tiang’s "A Dream of Red Pavilions" at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28 in the Thomas Theatre. The reading will be directed by the Phil Killian Directing Fellow Mei Ann Teo.

How did Beijing become the city it is today? “Looking For the Master Plan” is a crash course in Beijing’s urban development.

China’s dramatic rise is reshaping the global order and prompting countries both large and small to reassess how they interact with one another.

Globalization and economic integration are enhancing the influence that stakeholders from Asian countries have in Washington DC.

Experienced “China hands” Jonathan Woetzel and Jeffrey Towson will apply their combined thirty-plus years’ experience in Chinese business to explain the new nature of competition in China.

China launched a new urbanization program for the period 2014–2020. It is intended to benefit China’s social and economic development by focusing on integrated urban and rural development, creating city clusters and promoting sustainable urban development. However, the design and implementation of the new urbanization program may also bring new social and economic problems, such as widening the gap in urban development between different regions in China, leading to the formation of a new urban poor class. To minimize negative effects of the new policy, Professor Hu suggests ways to deal with the relationships between the market and government and between economic and social development in the process of urbanization. The key is to allow the market to determine the flows of capital, land and people in the process of urbanization to achieve sustainable urban development.

This exhibition is organized by the Museum Rietberg Zürich and is curated by Alfreda Murck and Alexandra von Przychowski.

“Self/Split” brings together four renowned Asian diasporic artists—Sam Chanse, Chiwan Choi, D’Lo and Nicolas Wang—for an evening of live performances and discussion that will movingly confront queerness, displacement, immigrant identity, the creative process and more.

How is the China-Latin America relationship evolving and what can we expect in terms of Chinese engagement in the coming years?

In Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China is a combination of memoir, reportage, and historical research, presenting a unique profile of China's northeast.

How the Chinese look at themselves, the world, and the challenges of the future.

Given the severe financial crisis in the U.S. in 2008 and China’s rapid rate of credit creation in recent years, many analysts are deeply concerned about the risks embedded in China’s shadow banking system and argue for its necessary reform.

Reading and discussion with acclaimed Hong Kong writer Dorothy Tse. "Snow and Shadow challenges the boundaries and limitations of our narrow, conventional realities and forces us to re-examine our perspective of the world...this enchanting collection of transformative tales will, like a shadow, follow them long after the final page." - Amy Russell, South China Morning Post

Hosted by Chinajob, the Job Fair for Foreigners is the SOLE event authorized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China. With the support and participation of the most prestigious enterprises in China, the Job Fair always suits your needs no matter what kind of job you are looking for: full-time, part-time or internship!

Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the quality of the evidence behind the claims to the South China Sea which originated in debates in the 1930s.

The China Impact Speaker Series is a new initiative of China Institute’s corporate programs, allowing for the exchanging of ideas and networking for those involved in U.S. - China business.

The deification of powerful people has a long history in China. The cult surrounding Mao Zedong (1893-1976) grew during his lifetime and led to his deification after his death. This lecture explores the ways that the cult of Mao echoes traditions deeply rooted in Chinese culture.

Capital M, Ellevate (formerly 85 Broads), AustCham, AmCham, and Viva would like to cordially invite you to the kick-off of our 2015 monthly Mentor Walks on Saturday, April 11th at the Waldorf Astoria Beijing. RSVP required: Registration on Yoopay will open on Thursday, April 2nd at 12:00 PM and will close once full. Please register on Yoopay, here: https://yoopay.cn/event/56327456

Mr. Ma Weiyuan, A historian of the Ming Dynasty based in Nanjing – who has published and lectured extensively on the subject, will devote this Renwen lecture to resolving five mysteries of the dynasty.

Was the Maoist revolution anti-fashion? From the eyes of the women who lived through the tumultuous decades, the answer was not so simple. Come see how women’s dress was in fact more colorful and changeable than it may appear in the propaganda posters.

Carnegie–Tsinghua’s Zhang Lihua will host a panel discussion with leading experts on foreign policy and intercultural communications. They will reflect on both the sizeable gains and remaining challenges facing China’s public diplomacy efforts.

The sixth Annual Bohai or Bust will be held Saturday 18 April 2015! Grab a Pengyou and let's ride :)

Hosted by Chinajob, the Job Fair for Foreigners is the SOLE event authorized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China. With the support and participation of the most prestigious enterprises in China, the Job Fair always suits your needs no matter what kind of job you are looking for: full-time, part-time or internship!

ThinkIN China is then pleased to invite you all to join us for our very first event in the beautiful city of Hangzhou. If you’re in the area, come and support us in this new adventure!

Bamboo Bicycles Beijing is celebrating one year of bamboo bicycle making! Our 100+ bamboo bike makers will bring their bikes to share with the Beijing community. We'll have DIY bamboo crafts. A lucky draw for a free bamboo bike. Free drinks. And a premiere of BBB's community documentary!

***RSVP REQUIRED*** After their years in China, James Fallows and his wife Deborah Fallows decided to apply a foreign correspondents' approach to their own country. For nearly two years, they have been flying in a small plane across America, visiting smaller cities that have suffered economic shocks and reporting on how they have recovered. Their findings are not what they expected, or what most people in the United States and elsewhere realize. In tonight’s talk, Fallows will speak on all of his findings, and address in particular what he’s found about what Americans think of China.

Arlene Blum, Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institute, will share how changes in regulation, manufacturing practices and consumer demand can reduce environmental pollution, cut hazardous chemicals and protect public health.

Please join us for ThinkIN China's next event, with Liang Yabin, 梁亚滨, Professor, Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC.

Come meet business owners, entrepreneurs and service professionals working with the Chinese market. We welcome anyone with an interest in doing China-US related business.

IN A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE, YOU WILL REACH OUT TO NEW CONTACTS IN SHANGHAI’S INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH FELLOW RESEARCHERS OVER A DRINK!

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Young China Watchers Berlin is delighted to invite you to the first official YCW Berlin event for an invigorating discussion on China's new foreign policy and its implications for East Asian regional order.

After years of passive diplomacy, China wants to play a substantive role on the global stage. Under the banner of the “Chinese dream”, Xi Jinping has abandoned Deng Xiaoping’s dictum to “hide our capabilities and lie low” and is pursuing a “proactive” foreign policy. “One Belt, One Road” is the signature slogan of China’s new diplomacy – but what does it mean?

Looking for someone to help you practice speaking or writing in Chinese/English? Want to connect with your language partner on a personal level? Find a language partner and new friend at the UMD Project Pengyou Speed-Friending event! Meet other students who are learning Chinese/English and looking for someone not only to practice with, but also hang out.

Born in 1938 and now Managing Editor of Yishu magazine, Zheng Shengtian is an artist, writer and independent curator. Prior to his departure from China in 1990, he worked at Zhejiang Academy of Art in Hangzhou (now the China Art Academy) as a professor and chair of the Oil Painting Department. This conversation will focus on Professor Zheng’s experience during the Cultural Revolution, its impact on his education, art practice, and teaching responsibilities, including his work with artists who came to prominence in the 1980s and beyond.

***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Carnegie–Tsinghua’s Shi Zhiqin will host a discussion with Martin Holland about the EU’s future, as well as the opportunities for and challenges to further regional integration. These insights will shed light on how China can enhance cooperation and develop mutually beneficial initiatives with its European partners.

Over the past year China has announced and begun to implement the most important reforms to the legal system in years. Three experts will discuss current reforms in China's courts, including efforts to increase transparency, reduce external interference in the courts, and professionalize the judiciary.

The Beijing American Center is looking for American student volunteers to come to the Beijing American Center to chat with Chinese students over coffee and snacks for their continuing series of “coffee hours” twice a month. Our goal is to increase opportunities that Beijingers have to interact with “real live” Americans, giving them a chance to practice English by chatting with students about their studies, time in China, life back home, U.S. culture and education, etc. This is casual, informal conversation rather than any sort of presentation.

Hosted by Chinajob, the Job Fair for Foreigners is the SOLE event authorized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China. With the support and participation of the most prestigious enterprises in China, the Job Fair always suits your needs no matter what kind of job you are looking for: full-time, part-time or internship!

Prof. Peng Lin of the Department of History at Tsinghua University in Beijing has given extensive public lectures in and out of China, including CCTV, on ancient Chinese civilization and Confucianism. In this lecture at Renwen, he will discuss how the moral standards and etiquette in ancient China have formed the Chinese value system and conduct.

This is a rare opportunity to learn about Revolutionary Operas and meet a renowned opera performer, as well as your last chance to view the exhibition “Mao’s Golden Mangoes and the Cultural Revolution” before it closes!

The new environmental law is surprisingly powerful, but influential state enterprises are already working to undermine it. The documentary “Under the Dome” received congratulations from the environmental minister, but censors pulled it just a few days later. Join Björn Conrad, Director of the Research Area on Innovation, Environment, Economy and Associate Vice President for Research at Germany’s biggest China think tank MERICS, as he discusses China’s push to protect the environment.

Check out "HE Fan, 中央 -地方关系的政治经济学 (中文）" on The American Mandarin Society

CAN YOU TAKE THE HEAT? Join the Project Pengyou NYU Chapter for "Project Pengyou Mondays" and a taste-testing of the spicy side of China!

In this talk, Professor Ziporyn will take a look at the forms of religiousness developed in these traditions, as a way of recovering some of the ethical and epistemological alternatives obscured by the idea of God in monotheistic cultures.

How far have Chinese women come in realizing these goals and the rights their government committed to through CEDAW? What are the current challenges related to employment disparities, domestic and family violence, and other issues? What legislation has been passed or been proposed to further protect women’s rights, such as the draft domestic violence law being tabled at the current NPC? Join Joan Kaufman for a look at the landscape of women’s rights in China in 2015.

This illustrated short course explores the history and culture of Beijing through its architecture. In four sessions, participants will gain an understanding of Beijing's history as a capital of China, from its imperial architecture and layout to its commercial and residential architecture and changes undergone in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Project Pengyou is hosting our semi-annual professional speaker panel on April 29th! Our professional event is the one of the highlights of our organization, and we aim to empower Berkeley students with the insights and global visions of our distinguished speakers.

Take a break from the stress of finals, research papers and graduation. COME LEARN TAI CHI AND KUNG FU! Come explore the wonders of Chinese culture, learn more about Martial Arts and become a Pengyou!

What is the “New Normal” for foreign firms in China? And does it mean that the honeymoon for foreign companies in the People’s Republic is coming to an end? The chairmen of the two largest foreign chambers of commerce in Beijing will offer their insights on these questions. The panel will be moderated by Gady Epstein, Beijing buero chief of The Economist.

Columbia Global Centers | East Asia and Columbia University’s Earth Institute will host a high-level forum on May 8, 2015, titled “Sustainability Policy and Practice - Promoting a Sustainable Supply Chain.” In partnership with The Sustainability Consortium, the forum will discuss Chinese enterprises’ experiences and strategies in sustainable development, focusing on the supply chain.

The Beijing American Center is looking for American student volunteers to come to the Beijing American Center to chat with Chinese students over coffee and snacks for their continuing series of “coffee hours” twice a month.

Join us as actress Tina Chen recounts the fascinating story of three generations of her mother's family and their contributions to the history of China.

We all know about Mao and Sun Yat-sen, and people love to talk about the First Emperor Qin Shihuang and his walls, but who are the important figures in Chinese history we tend to overlook? Part of The Hutong’s Hacked History series, this public lecture and discussion looks at five people who made important contributions to Chinese history but who somehow failed to get the credit they deserved.

D.J. Clark introduces five different one-day walks using the myriad canals, rivers and lakes to discover areas of the city few visitors get to experience.

Sheila Smith explores the policy issues testing the Japanese government as it tries to navigate its relationship with an advancing China. She finds that Japan's interactions with China extend far beyond the negotiations between diplomats to include a broad array of social actors intent on influencing the Sino-Japanese relationship. She will discuss the implications of the relationship on U.S.-China relations.

As a point of departure, the Royal Asiatic Society Beijing will screen the incisive BBC documentary, “Taoism: A Question of Balance”. A question and answer period will follow the documentary for audience discussion of the traditional beliefs and practices depicted and more recent 21st century developments in China’s religious landscape.

Robert Z. Aliber, Professor Emeritus of International Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, will speak at the Center in Beijing.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** We are delighted to invite you to join us for the next session of Young China Watchers on Wednesday, May 13, with Zennon Kapron, Founder and Managing Director of KapronAsia, who will be speaking about banking in China. Zennon will talk for around 20 minutes, followed by a brief Q&A.

This presentation reviews air emissions from shipping and ports, examines best practices of emissions reduction elsewhere, highlights current opportunities to reduce emissions from shipping and ports in China, and discusses how to achieve emissions reduction from these two sectors in China.

Carnegie–Tsinghua’s Chen Qi will host a discussion with Matthew Kroenig about the evolving global order. Kroenig will present his perspective on the U.S. role in the international system and offer his assessment on how U.S. economic arrangements and political traditions shape the international order.

n his newly released book, Confucius: And the World He Created (Basic Books, 2015), journalist and author Michael Schuman demonstrates it is impossible for the West to understand China and contend with its rise on the world stage without first engaging with Confucius and his vast legacy.

Join us as we welcome some of China's most popular voices in contemporary fiction. China's best-selling and most beloved writers will be joined by award-winning U.S. authors for a series of events where they will read from their work and talk about their experiences creating work that engages contemporary readers, and contemporary China. This is a unique opportunity to meet and listen to some of China's most exciting voices in poetry, science fiction, children's writing, and fiction!

China’s best-selling and most beloved writers will be joined by award-winning U.S. authors for a series of events where they will read from their work and talk about their experiences creating work that engages contemporary readers, and contemporary China. This is a unique opportunity to meet and listen to some of China’s most exciting voices in poetry, science fiction, children’s writing, and fiction! These writers are part of a delegation visiting New York for BookExpo America, comprising the largest professional publishing delegation from China in the history of North America. A reception will be held after most events, where the authors will be signing their books, which will be available for sale.

Join us for the fourth and final installment of our critically acclaimed series the "Five Elements Project."

Taught by Ben Wang, Senior Lecturer of Language and Humanities of China Institute and an award-winning translator, the Ballad of Han will be introduced and explored in the original texts of selected poems. Mr. Wang will offer this lecture in English. No previous knowledge of the Chinese language is required.

Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a talk by veteran Sinologist Willy Lam on Xi's personal history, the factional politics through which he ascended, the configuration of power of the Fifth-Generation leadership, and the country's likely future directions under the charismatic "princeling."

This week's meeting will feature special guests!

***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** At this year's Members Program, the National Committee will roll out our groundbreaking study prepared by the Rhodium Group that examines where and how Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) dollars are providing jobs in U.S. Congressional districts. Members and their guests are invited to join NCUSCR president Steve Orlins and director Daniel H. Rosen, one of the study's authors, as they and other speakers discuss what China's rapidly accelerating FDI has already meant for local economies and communities around the United States and what it means for America's future.

The CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies is pleased to host a discussion with James Borton, former correspondent for the Washington Times; John McManus, professor of marine biology and fisheries and director of the National Center for Coral Reef Research at the University of Miami; and Kathleen Walsh, associate professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. They will discuss the convergence of marine science and geopolitics in the South China Sea.

Over the last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's China policy has revealed the continuation of India's asymmetric strategies-seeking to build multiple alignments while remaining grounded in strategic autonomy. Swaran Singh will discuss the perils of walking this tightrope, and Carnegie's Frederic Grare will moderate.

Join Project Pengyou and TOMS shoes on May 21st to walk with a Pengyou in support of TOMS One Day Without Shoes campaign, which brings awareness to the hardships of life without shoes, a sad reality for many children around the world. Register before May 18th to get exclusive TOMS gifts & prizes at the Art-jam event!

Come hear Xiaogan Liu give a talk on the modern development and adaption of Laozi's philosophies.

The AmCham China-Guanghua Young Professionals Management Workshop Series helps young, promising professionals who strive to become effective managers within their organizations and build global careers.

A panel of experts discuss the ways in which Mao's thinking is still ‎embedded in China's world view.

Professors Bill Burke-White and Jacques deLisle of Penn Law will join several of China's leading international law scholars to discuss questions of present or potential cooperation between U.S. and China.

Author Stuart Cotterill will discuss the first novel in his “Dragon Scripts” series, entitled “The Legacy of Ma Jun”, and review what led him to writing, how the series has developed, along with a short reading.

Colors for Nepal is an improvisational fundraising event featuring performances from many well-known community based artists from Beijng and the international community. 

Colors for Nepal is an improvisational fundraising event featuring performances from many well-known community based artists from Beijng and the international community.

Join us for an unforgettable summer evening of art, photography, and drinks in honor of the Himalayan nation at Migas this Saturday.

Lu Yongzhong, famous folk artist and member of the Shanghai Artists Association, brings his world-renowned art to Keystone Academy.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Carnegie–Tsinghua’s Tong Zhao will host a discussion with Carnegie Moscow’s Dmitri Trenin and Petr Topychkanov. Trenin will discuss how relations between Russia and the West affect diplomatic ties between Russia and China. Topychkanov will present his perspective on the possibility that Russia may consider giving nuclear weapons a more prominent role in its defense policy and how such a shift would influence relations between Russia, China, and the United States.

Join us May 26th at 12:30pm at the School of Global Policy and Strategy (formally IR/PS) for a discussion of China's impending water crisis with one of the country's most well known and respected environmental activists, Dai Qing. A pizza lunch will be served.

One dilemma shared by both China and California is the increased scarcity of water owing to poor resource management and climate change. Dai Qing, one of China's most remarkable public intellectuals and a long-time activist on environmental issues, will explore how China's coming water crisis will affect its economic and political future.

Sinology Institute's 3rd installment of its Business Chinese Lecture Series will teach students how to work smoothly in a Chinese business environment.

. This short documentary explores Guangzhou’s burgeoning African entertainment industry through the lives of three African hip-hop artists.

This event is especially designed for business people, real estate professionals, executives, investors, finance professionals, lawyers, relocation agents, entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to explore business opportunities in Beijing. Once again we will prove that the FCGroup magic allows you to can mix Business with pleasure.

Speaker Niklas L.P. Swanström to discuss China's increasingly prominent place on the global stage. The country’s leaders intend to take its foreign policy and international engagement to new levels with initiatives, such as the Asian Infrastructural investment Bank and the One Belt One Road project, that aim to proactively shape regional political landscape,.

The lecture will discuss threats affecting cultural heritage on various levels and ways to address and mitigate them.

From China’s shadow banking system to the rapid growth of Alipay and the e-commerce sector, non-traditional finance in China is booming.

There are many city gates in Beijing, Do you know what are their names ,the total number of them and why they got these names?

“Three Weddings and a Divorce” is a portrait of three women all living in Beijing. Grandmother Wang – with bound “Lily-feet”, 63-year-old Liu Xiao Bing – whose life was heavily affected by the Cultural Revolution, and 34-year-old successful business woman Xie Rui.

What would happen if the laws of gravity were to suddenly change? LEO is a mind-bending, funny, surreal, and surprisingly touching work that challenges the senses and tests perceptions of reality through the clever interplay of live performance and video projection. LEO leaves audience members wondering which way is up and which way is down.

Boston University, with the help of Brandeis and Northeastern University, have organized this international conference on China's maritime history.

The John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution will host three accomplished contemporary Chinese writers: Zhao Lihong, a gifted Shanghainese poet, author and literary critic; Su Tong, the bestselling author of "Raise the Red Lantern"; and Feng Tang, China’s popular jack-of-all-trades writer. The discussion will center on the generational differences of writing in—and about—a rapidly changing China.

Looking at examples of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple, we can see how they all arose on the fringe of their respective industries and ultimately managed to revolutionize the course of action of their respective industries, changing global mainstream practices as a result. T-EDGE Innovation Conference, jointly hosted by TMTpost and Business Value magazine, is the highest platform in China for innovators from China and the United States to meet and communicate annually.

Entrepreneur Wu Hai has gained the attention of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang after a letter he wrote, calling on the government to stop mistreating businesses, went viral on social media. Mr. Wu will share the Premier’s response to his letter, his 20-year experience of doing business in China and his solutions for building a better business climate in the country.

In this talk, Columbia Professor Alice Kessler-Harris will explore how women’s changing experiences in the 21st century challenge the meaning of citizenship for all Americans.

Crowne Plaza Beijing Sun Palace will present the seventh “Yunnan Culture Festival” from 29 to 31 May 2015. During the festival, not only guests will be able to join the water splashing celebration of the traditional New Year of Dai ethnic minority in Xishuangbanna with singings and dances, but also they can feast on the splendid buffet of Xishuangbanna barbeque, Yunnan snacks, juices and rice wine, while looking for the favorite handcraft in the Yunnan bazaar.

Professor Goodman's talk will examine early 20th Chinese ideas of finance capitalism in the context of the 1921 speculative bubble in Shanghai.

Join Beijing Postcards and BCD for a Saturday lunch and visit to Beijing Postcards’ gallery off Nanluoguxiang.

China’s best-selling and most beloved writers will be joined by award-winning U.S. authors for a series of events where they will read from their work and talk about their experiences creating work that engages contemporary readers, and contemporary China. This is a unique opportunity to meet and listen to some of China’s most exciting voices in poetry, science fiction, children’s writing, and fiction! These writers are part of a delegation visiting New York for BookExpo America, comprising the largest professional publishing delegation from China in the history of North America. A reception will be held after most events, where the authors will be signing their books, which will be available for sale.

The playing field for foreign companies is changing in China. Inbound and outbound investments are shifting and the country faces slowing economic growth. Experienced “China hands” Jonathan Woetzel and Jeffrey Towson will apply their combined thirty-plus years’ experience in Chinese to explain the new nature of competition in China.

Continuing until the end of May, “The Chinese Photobook” includes rare photobooks made abroad and domestically.

In Japan and China, resurgent nationalism has reinforced the political importance of the region’s most powerful nation-states, fed international tensions in the region, and created additional challenges for U.S. policy.

Tan Dun is a Chinese contemporary classical composer and conductor, most widely known for his scores for the movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero, as well as composing music for the medal ceremonies at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

With a huge domestic market(国内市场), a growing middle class(中层) with disposable income(可支配收入), and a growing economy, there are many opportunities for entrepreneurship(创业) in China.

Mobile technology has had an enormous impact on the global economy. The Boston Consulting Group and Qualcomm, Inc. have recently made an in-depth study at this impact, and during this event they will discuss their research, putting a spotlight on China and India as two case study markets.

Republic of China (Taiwan) President Ma Ying-jeou will speak by video link to audiences in the United States, followed by questions and commentary from Stanford-based scholars William Perry, Larry Diamond, and Lanhee Chen. When the video broadcast concludes, R. Bin Wong, Director of the UCLA Asia Institute and Distinguished Professor of History, will moderate a discussion at Taiwan Academy between Jeffrey Wasserstrom (UC Irvine) and David Kang (USC) about the ideas presented.

Dr. John L. Jackson, Jr., Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and the Richard Perry University Professor, welcomes you to the “Addressing Social Needs in the Global Context” Reception held on June 3, 2015 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Penn Wharton China Center Plaza. Doors will open at 6:30pm, and the reception will start at 7:00pm.

***RSVP REQUIRED*** Young China Watchers New York is delighted to invite you to a talk by Yanzhong Huang, Senior Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations. We will discuss China's growing environmental health crisis and the politics and challenges that surround it. Mr Huang will speak for around 20 minutes, followed by a Q&A session. Drinks and networking will precede the speaker.

Produced by 626 Night Market, the original and largest Asian-themed night market in the United States, OC Night Market features hundreds of food, merchandise, crafts, arts, games, music, and entertainment attractions in one jam-packed weekend of festivities that appeals to all ages.

Asia Society Texas Center presents a summer family event exploring the art of "The Other Side: Chinese and Mexican Immigration to America."

Get to know this US News and World Report Top Ten University with an information session and alumni panel, followed by a presentation from GSE’s Dr. Kurshan and networking reception with alumni and friends of Penn and Penn GSE.

It’s probably no exaggeration to say that Chen Kaige’s film kicked off a revolution in Chinese cinema, breaking from the previous tradition of stodgy propaganda films produced by Communist China up to that point. The film’s story of a Communist soldier whose uneasy meeting with a family of countryside peasants changes a rural girl’s idea of her possible place in society has an ambiguity and thoughtful portrayal of humanity that was previously unseen in modern Chinese film, aided by truly beautiful cinematography.

Over the past few years Chinese local governments have borrowed heavily to finance infrastructure projects and other programs, causing their debt levels to soar. Just how dangerous is this local government debt and what risks does it pose for the health of China’s financial system? What strategies does China have to address this problem and what implications do they pose to overall economy? Join Chen Long, China economist at Dragonomics, to get some answers to these questions. Registration required.

China’s human rights movement appears to be doomed. The state is signaling through the upcoming trials of civil rights lawyers, the impending enactment of the National Security Law and the likely passage of the Foreign NGO Law that it is less tolerant and more autocratic than many expected. Legal scholar Eva Pils (King’s College London) has been examining the latest waves of repression and their impact on human rights defenders–the individuals and groups. Please join her as she explains the current environment for human rights in China, challenging the wide current perception of doom, and discusses the outlook for foreign and domestic engagement with human rights.

Running monthly since March 2007 our Future and Career series of networking events is undoubtedly the top networking event in Beijing for people looking for staff, for people looking for jobs, for people at the beginning of the career ladder and for those with decades of experience. This monthly networking evening provides candidates and recruiters with a discrete platform to meet.

This exhibition is initiated by CM World (which belongs to HNZ MEDIA), co-organizing by construction machinery associations in home and abroad, related government department, and professional institutions. CM CHINA Expo is the top event in construction machinery field and holds every year in Chongqing and Shanghai. CM CHINA Expo focus on Road Machinery, Piling Machinery, Bridge Construction Machinery, Tunnel Construction Machinery, Excavation Machinery, Earth-Moving Machinery, Hoisting Machinery, Mining Machinery, Construction Vehicles, related accessories & parts and the whole industry chain.

The talk will discuss key points from China Water Risk’s report “Toward a Water & Energy Secure China” released earlier this year. As one of the authors of this latest report, Hubert Thieriot will provide insight into the water risk exposure across China’s power landscape.

Rising nationalism in China and Japan, seemingly similar but in actuality of different hues, has exacerbated tensions between the two nations. Alice Ekman and Celine Pajon from the French Institute of International Relations will show that although nationalism currently remains constrained in both nations, it will only increase the likelihood of conflict in the future.

Mr. Lardy will discuss the role of private and state firms in China, asserting that virtually every dimension of the country’s economic success over the past three-and-a-half decades can be attributed to the rise of markets and private businesses.

Frank Lavin will discuss the two most significant business trends in the world today- the rise of the Chinese consumer and the rise of eCommerce. The China eCommerce market is now larger than the U.S. eCommerce market, fueled by rising affluence, online product availability, growing demand for Western products, and mobile commerce.

China’s dramatic economic growth is drawing attention to charitable giving. In late 2014, the International Monetary Fund declared China the world’s largest economy, surpassing the United States. Simultaneously, a new class of wealthy Chinese have arisen.Audience members will engage with presenters in conversation about the cultural, social, economic, and political context of China and the U.S. and their impacts on effective giving. The discussion will also consider trends in transnational giving and perceptions of philanthropists of Chinese descent in China, the U.S., and worldwide.

Paul Haenle has served as the founding director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Beijing office, known as the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center (CTC), since 2010. Under Paul's leadership, CTC has become one of the top-ranked independent foreign policy think tanks in China and a critical resource for Chinese and international experts for collaborative research and dialogue on global issues.

Our bootcamp partners from BSD Academy in Hong Kong are coming to the States for our first ever 1KE tech talk in San Francisco!

Shanghai International Film Festival returns with stars, special screenings and more.

This Fair brings together Environment Protection and Protection from the environment. Things we, as individuals, can do and consume to lead a healthier and saver lifestyle and what we can do to improve the environmental quality of life.

The Renwen Society is proud to present a pre-performance lecture on the artistry of Mme. Zhang and the two selected operas she will be performing. The lecture will be given by the eminent Beijing Opera and Kunqu scholar and specialist, Ben Wang.

China's deployment of warheads and bold changes in nuclear policy have major implications for the country's national defense, regional security, and foreign policy. Join defense expert Tong Zhao as he outlines China’s recent defense motivations and the arms moves behind them. He’ll look at China’s nuclear capabilities and whether the nation would contribute to future arms control and nonproliferation efforts. And will answer questions on the region’s shifting strategic stability. Registration required.

China Institute and Japan Society co-present this panel discussion on the newly established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), an ambitious initiative by China that aims to provide financing for infrastructure projects in Asia.

This will be the last event of the 2015 spring season and we are looking forward to having you all present to this special date with Kaiser Kuo, writer, musician and host of the Sinica Podcast.

China Institute is pleased to introduce the Gourmet Circle, a new dining program that brings together food-lovers to explore the fascinating regions of China.

China must address the negative environmental impact of petcoke, an inexpensive but dirty alternative to coal, if the country’s efforts to manage carbon emissions are to be effective.

As part of the Jones Day China Lecture Series, join Brookings Institution economist David Dollar and political scientists and National Committee board members Cheng Li and Kenneth Lieberthal for a discussion on the coming Strategic and Economic Dialogue

As part of the Jones Day China Lecture Series, join Brookings Institution economist David Dollar and political scientists and National Committee board members Cheng Liand Kenneth Lieberthal for a discussion on the coming Strategic and Economic Dialogue to be held in Washington June 22-23. What issues are likely to be discussed?  What “deliverables” might be expected? What will the Dialogue tell us about the bi-lateral meetings to be held by Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping in September?

The relationship between China and India is evolving. Join columnist and adviser to former Indian Prime Minister, Prem Shankar Jha, as he answers the various questions that underlie these changes. Registration required.

This workshop will focus on the importance of community health services and primary health care reform in China and discuss what clinicians and policymakers are doing to improve health outcomes. With researchers and clinicians from China and the US, we will discuss the policy challenges to improving China’s health care system at the community and grassroots level.

As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares for his first state visit to the United States in September, U.S.-China relations are approaching a critical juncture.

The AustCham Beijing Energy Working Group, The AmCham China Oil, Energy & Power Forum and NDRC will join together for a policy update on China’s Energy sector. The event will provide members of AustCham Beijing and AmCham China with more insight into how China’s energy policy is impacting Australian and US energy companies in the Chinese market. Amid many shifts in the Chinese energy market for global energy companies, this will be a great opportunity to engage with the policy makers from NDRC on the opportunities and challenges facing Australian and US energy companies in China.

This lecture lays out the main features of the paradigm shift and raises questions for discussion about how this reformulation of Heidegger's project might enter into dialogue with contemporary Chinese scholarship on Heidegger.

Over the last years, a paradigm shift in Heidegger research has been gaining momentum in the United States. The paradigm shift is motivated by and strictly based on the entirety of Heidegger's works, and especially the posthumous publications from 1989 to the present.

Ronald Burt studies the ways that social networks create competitive advantage in careers, organizations, and markets. Burt joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 1993. He spent the last several years teaching in the Executive MBA program and in UChicago programs for senior executives.

A Speakers Forum exploring the historical, social, and political backdrop of Sino-American relations as well as the current issues as seen from Washington today. Co-organized by Project Pengyou, Johns Hopkins University - SAIS China, and the Committee of 100

Evening Dialogue with Justin Vogt, Deputy Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs & Tom Nagorski, Executive Vice President, Asia Society

Dr. Hanns Günther Hilpert is Head of the Asia Research Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP Berlin). His research focuses on trade relations between Europe and East Asia. He will speak about the founding of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and address the implications for Germany and Europe. There will be a brief introduction followed by Q&A. Please note that the event will be held in German. Please RSVP by June 16.

Co-sponsored with Hopkins China Forum. Excess supply across the residential, office, and retail sectors in urban China are now a drag on economic performance, and market easing policies to date may not be adequate to prevent a hard landing. In light of these trends, tonight’s speakers will discuss factors including: changes in real estate demand drivers, supply overhang, diverging trends across city tiers, regulatory and policy dynamics, the outlook for market recovery, and the impact on the macro-economy.

China Impact Speaker Series Book Signing: China Institute is pleased to present an evening with Mr. Savio Chan, a pre-eminent expert on doing business in China.

Microfinance has existed in China since the early 1990s, but at no other time in history has the sector undergone such exceptional growth and rapid change. The development of microfinance institutions and microcredit companies continues to rise in China, but what implications do these trends hold for the future? In its first International Speaker Forum, CFPA Microfinance will bring together academics and practitioners to discuss the future landscape of microfinance in China – from an increasing emphasis on impact evaluation and social metrics to financial technology and government regulation. This panel discussion will be incredibly relevant for all development professionals and anyone interested in the Chinese economy.

Although a Sino-U.S. conflict is far from inevitable, major tensions are building in the Asia-Pacific region, a result of historical enmity, cultural divergence, and ideological estrangement, as well as apprehensions fueled by geopolitical competition and the closely related "security dilemma."

Please join GSB Professor Yossi Feinberg, Professor Dongming Chen, Dean of School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Peking University and Mr. Frank Hawke, China Director of Stanford Graduate School of Business for an insightful and informative discussion on how innovation and entrepreneurship is changing China's economy and global corporations at large.

Mr. Peimin Zheng, the Chairman and Chief Partner of Shanghai Realize Investment Consulting Co., Ltd and TEEC member, will share his experience and insights on the opportunities and challenges associated with the new OTC market. It is a golden opportunity to gain a deep understanding on the innovative and startup business in China.

Pinda360.com, China's largest online recruiting platform invites qualified banking, insurance, asset management, investment banking, brokerage, fund management, venture capital, and internet finance companies as well as more than 10,000 users from top alumni networks to their 2015 China Finance Career Fair.

The Society for Asian Art presents Corey Combs as he speaks about the influence of jazz on Shanghai culture, providing an unusual perspective during one of the most turbulent times in modern history.

Celebrate the YCW Singapore chapter launch as Daniel Hui, Head of Emerging Markets Asia Foreign Exchange Strategy, J.P. Morgan, discusses the global implications of RMB internationalization.

The Woodenfish Project has since 2002 provided Westerners with unique and authentic first-hand experience with Chinese Buddhist Monasticism. This summer we are going back to the yellow robes and pagodas of China and invite you to join!

A photo slideshow and discussion of life in this city of 23 million.

Yale Center Beijing is hosting a conversation with Mr. David M. Lampton, George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Q&A session to follow after his talk. Registration required.

It's hard to know what might happen next year in China, let alone in five years. Drawing on the perspectives of senior journalists from three very different kinds of news media, find out what the likely headlines will be. Registration recommended.

The Miller Outdoor Theater presents "Journey Through China V". Explore China’s many rich cultures, traditions, and regions through exciting, evocative, and dazzling Chinese dances.

The original and largest Asian-themed night market in the United States, 626 Night Market features hundreds of food, merchandise, crafts, arts, games, music, and entertainment attractions in one jam-packed weekend of festivities that appeals to all ages.

Join us to celebrate Independence Day and while enjoying BBQ and meeting other Beijing pengyous at the Golden Bridges Courtyard!

Asia’s nuclear powers must continue to maintain regional strategic stability to prevent security tensions from escalating.

Daniel A. Bell ( 贝淡宁) is Chair Professor of the Schwarzman Scholars program at Tsinghua University in Beijing and director of the Berggruen Institute of Philosophy and Culture.

The U.S. and China are in a tense standoff marked by a rivalry for regional defense and political power. But their relationship hasn’t always been so strained. Join former China correspondent and old China hand Richard Bernstein as he looks at the roots of the U.S.-China relationship, examining the first time American power and good intentions came face-to-face with a powerful Asian revolutionary movement.