For Members only. SPEAKER: Geoffrey Crothall, Director of Communications, China Labor Bulletin Launch of research report & talk by China Labor Bulletin There are probably more than one million workers in China today suffering from pneumoconiosis, the deadly lung disease that is by far the most widespread occupational disease in the country, with nearly 10,000 [...]

Most visitors and journalists can only scratch the surface of what life is like in North Korea. Karin Janz, country director (North Korea) for the German NGO Welthungerhilfe, will share what she has gleaned from five years of work in the secretive country, where she interacted with local families and visited their homes. Welthungerhilfe is [...]

What does it mean to be wealthy in China? How do the wealthy view society, and how are they perceived? Are they changing Chinese culture for better and worse? Gady Epstein – the Beijing Bureau Chief of Forbes, and Huang Hung, the chief editor of iLook will share with UCCA’s audience their views on the culture of wealth in China. This [...]

As required by the Club’s Articles of Association, we are due to gather soon for our Annual General Meeting (AGM). This yearly rite of spring not only offers members the chance to discuss the many issues facing the Club, but will also be the setting for the election of a new slate of FCCC leaders. [...]