The Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) aims to promote frequent and meaningful engagement between young adults in China and Australia who are interested in furthering Australia-China relations.
In his 2009 article, Dr. Stephen Fitzgerald (Australia’s first ambassador to China, 1973-76) highlighted the absence of – and a need for – more institutionalised dialogue between Australia and China through both governmental and non-governmental organisations.
The ACYD was founded to promote more sophisticated cross-cultural understanding among Australian and Chinese youth. The ACYD seeks to enhance Sino-Australian relations by bringing together key people from both sides to forge deeper connections for the future.
The main objectives of the ACYD are to:
- Facilitate an understanding of Chinese and Australian culture and society;
- Encourage talented youth to take an active interest in Australia-China relations;
- Bring together Australian and Chinese youth from different sectors to create long-term, mutually beneficial relationships; and
- Encourage youth to seek employment opportunities in future business, research, NGO and/or diplomatic roles between Australia and China.
中澳青年对话（ACYD）旨在促进志在进一步深化中澳两国双边关系的中国和澳大利亚青年之间的长期正面互动。
2009年，斯蒂芬菲茨杰拉德博士（澳大利亚第一任驻华大使，任期1973年至1976年）在文章中强调，中澳两国之间在政府和非政府层面都亟需的长期的制度化的对话。
ACYD的创立旨在促进中澳青年之间对复杂的跨文化的相互理解。 ACYD通过“集结中澳两国的核心人群、为两国的未来打造深层沟通”来深化中澳关系。
ACYD的主要目标包括:
- 促进对中澳社会和文化的理解
- 鼓励青年领袖积极关注中澳双边关系
- 汇集来自不同领域的中澳青年，构建长期互利互惠的关系
- 鼓励青年在未来的中澳商业、研究机构、非营利组织和外交领域寻求就业机会