2015 delegate, biophysicist, UNSW. A frenetic meeting of minds, at a relentless pace, with absolutely everyone contributing from different angles towards a complex multifaceted future of Australia-China relations.
AFR Weekend: How youth dialogues are creating a pan-Asia cohort of young leaders
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd addresses ACYD
MEDIA RELEASE: Delegates selected to participate in the 2015 ACYD in Brisbane, Australia
The Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) is delighted to announce today the delegates selected to participate in the 2015 ACYD to be held in Brisbane, Australia from 4-7 December. From the nearly 250 applications, 30 delegates have been selected to participate in the Dialogue. Short listing delegates proved a difficult task for the selection committee as the overall candidate standard was extremely high.
The ACYD interviews Professor Ross Garnaut AO, Australia’s Ambassador to China 1985-1988
Watch ACYD alumnus, 2010 delegate Peter Cai interviews Professor Ross Garnaut AO, Australian National University, who was the Australia’s Ambassador to China from 1985 to 1988 on topics including Australia-China relations, the new Australian Prime Minister, climate change, Chinese economy, FTA, and many more.
REGIONAL CHINA RISES: AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSES SHOULD VENTURE BEYOND SHANGHAI AND SHENZHEN TO RIDE THE PROJECT OF THE CENTURY
By Stephanie Daveson & Aidan Lavin
CHINESE PROVERB: A LOST OPPORTUNITY NEVER RETURNS (机不可失, 时不再来) Australia’s perception of China has been shaped by Shanghai’s glamour, the halls of power in Beijing and Shenzhen’s vibrant economy. These centres are important, but for Australian businesses there are opportunities elsewhere in China.
Malcolm Turnbull Speaks about the Importance of the ChAFTA to the digital economy
MEDIA RELEASE: New partnership between ACYD and Asia Society
Asia Society Australia is Australia’s leading national centre for engagement with the Indo-Pacific Asia, based in Sydney. Asia Society Australia promotes greater connectivity and deeper understanding between Australia and the Indo-Pacific in the areas of business, policy, culture and education and provides a high-level and innovative platform for Australian and Asian leaders and champions of engagement to connect, exchange ideas and develop meaningful relationships. Asia Society Australia is a not-for-profit, non-governmental and non-political organisation empowered by the membership of leading Australian and regional business, education and cultural institutions.
ACYD Alumni Lisa Qin speaks at the Australian Embassy on the importance on networks
In June 24, the Australian embassy invited Lisa Qin, one of the 2013 ACYD delegates, and 2014 & 2015 ACYD organisers to speak as a representative of ACYD/ACYPI. Lisa talked about her Australia China story, as well as the importance of the networks and support she had received through ACYD. Here is her speech.
China’s “new normal”: structural change, better growth, and peak emissions
By 2014 delegate Fergus Green and Professor Stern
China has grown rapidly – often at double-digit rates – for more than three decades
by following a strategy of high investment, strong export orientation and energy-intensive
manufacturing. While this growth lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, it also heightened problems of inequality – personal, regional and urban-rural – and intensified pollution, congestion and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.