WHAT: Wild Ride – an RASBJ event with Anne Stevenson-Yang on the opening and closing of the Chinese economy, in conversation with James McGregor

WHEN: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 at 8:30-9.30PM PM Beijing Time (Zoom)

ABOUT THE EVENT: How did China become the second largest economy in the world in just over four decades? And how did this economic miracle come to an end, as seems the case today? Author Anne Stevenson-Yang will introduce her latest book of non-fiction published in April, which takes us back to the beginning, when Deng Xiaoping took over and opened its moribund economy to Western money and know-how. Having lived and worked in China for a quarter of a century, Anne traces China's tumultuous development from the roaring 1980s to today's malaise. She asks what happened to the promise of the political change that would come with the opening of the economy, and argues that that capitalist experiment is over. 'It took me years to understand that I was an unwitting player in an elaborate dramatic confection.'

Due to the availability of the speakers, this event will take place later than usual: from 8.30-9.30PM Beijing Time

MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Anne Stevenson-Yang lived in China for nearly 25 years and founded companies there in publishing, software, and online media. She now runs a stock-research company called J Capital Research. In 2024, she published Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy​ and Hello, Kitty and Other Stories​.

HOW MUCH: Free for RASBJ members. RMB 50 for members of RAS branches in London, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul. RMB 100 for non-members. You may find payment by Alipay easier than by Wechat. You can also pay by credit card. Interested in becoming an RASB member? Please sign up at http://rasbj.org/membership/​

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