CHARLES LIU

Youth Advocate,
Future of Economics

Charles Liu is a curious and creative student currently studying in the United Kingdom. When asked about which global issues he cares about, he is interested in climate change and the growing debt crisis, and he believes lack of global cooperation exacerbates these problems. He looks forward to his future years as a student to come up with tangible solutions for these issues from an economic and philosophical perspective.  

When asked about one of his most meaningful experiences, Charles recalls the time when he first sailed on the sea. He was preparing his boat to sail on the sea for the first time, after months of training on a lake. It was relatively windy and due to his lack of experience, he was left still struggling and the others were already sailing to the training area. When he finally managed to launch his boat with advice from the coach, he sailed quite far until his boat got entangled in some netting and he had to reverse course and head back to shore. After many more attempts, he grew more confident and after many competitions, he got into the south regional team of GB, where he had the privilege to be mentored for a short period by the first British woman to become world champion in a solo dinghy class, Alison Young. This set of experiences taught him that he should never give up when he encounters problems, and that trying again and again with different approaches will eventually pay off.

Understanding that leadership is a skill learned both inside and outside of school, Charles has actively tried his hands across a wide range of activities to explore and expand his interests. At school, Charles is engaged in music, where he travels with the school symphony orchestra to perform across various cities. He is in the school team for football, field hockey and tennis. Furthermore, he is the junior house chess captain and plays against other boarding houses. He also attends the debating training on a weekly basis. Outside of school, he is a young philanthropist of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation and performs in charity concerts. He is a member of the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain, the English Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Looking ahead, Charles sees that a multi-party approach is needed to address the current state of the world, and he seeks to be the bridge that helps different groups better connect and align with each other to further collective action.