David Walker grew up in small mining town in South Australia in the post war years. He became an academic in Australian studies, looking at how Australians have perceived Asia over the decades. In his childhood, Asia was thought of as a threatening and exotic place, looming over Australia. But at the same time, there were voices urging Australia to embrace its Eurasian future. Some years ago, David was appointed the Chair of Australian Studies at Peking University. When he took the job, he was almost entirely blind.

The Morrison Government will establish a new and innovative National Foundation for Australia-China Relations to strengthen one of Australia’s most significant bilateral relationships. The National Foundation will be a high profile platform for the promotion of Australia-China ties. It will harness efforts of the private sector, peak bodies, NGOs, cultural organisations, state and federal agencies and the Chinese-Australian community to turbo-charge our national effort in engaging China.

On this episode, Natalie Cope discusses how the Dialogue got started, what goes on at each years annual gathering either in Australia or China, how delegates stay in touch and why a youth based people-people exchange summit is required in for Australia China relations.

Jade Little, Executive Director said “the ACYD is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and we will use this opportunity to reflect not just on the ACYD itself, but also on the development of the Australia-China relationship over the years”.

“We expect to deliver an engaging Dialogue with many contributions from our alumni cohort, which is set to hit 300 this year.”

“We have an overarching theme of technology, so during the four-day conference we will be considering this theme when approaching each topic during the Dialogue”, Ms. Little said.

2011年，史凯特从墨尔本大学毕业后来到中国，先后在南宁、台北学习中文，2013年开始在清华攻读环境科学与工程学硕士，2015年开始攻读博士。在清华这几年，她不仅运用自己的专业知识在山西饮用水除砷公益项目中提出切实可行的解决措施，还在中澳青年之间搭建起交流沟通的桥梁。导师刘书明副教授评价说：“史凯特在清华的成长过程是环境学院这几年构建全球环境人才培养体系的缩影，也是清华大学国际化人才培养的一个缩影。希望她毕业后能够带着清华的精神，继续攀登，为环境保护做出更大贡献。”

This report summarises the ninth ACYD held in Melbourne from 2-5 November. It also tracks our progress towards our ultimate goal: enhancing and cultivating aspirational exchanges between outstanding and diverse Australian and Greater Chinese citizens between the ages of 25-40 years of age. ACYD never before has encountered a time when its opportunity and challenges have been greater in terms of advancing the relationship in a manner that is fundamental to Australia’s future in the region, and how China positions itself regionally and globally.