The Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) is delighted to announce that applications for the 2016 Dialogue are now open. This year’s Dialogue will be held in Hong Kong and Shenzhen from 28 to 31 October. 中澳青年对话（ACYD）2016年度论坛现已正式开放申请。今年的论坛将于10月28日至31日在香港和深圳两地举行。
The Australia-China Youth Dialogue announce Natalie Cope as Chair to the Board
The Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) is excited to announce the appointment of Natalie Cope, one of ACYD’s founding members and long-term non-executive directors, as Chair. Natalie, in collaboration with the Board will be responsible for steering the long term strategic direction and governance of the ACYD.
Jade Little on Australia-China relations
Jade Little is currently employed by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance as a Superintendent for Mine Planning. She also worked in Beijing for RungePincockMinarco, an Australian mining consultancy, where she assisted Chinese SOEs list their global mining assets on the Hong Kong or Toronto Stock Exchanges. Most recently Jade has been appointed as Executive Director of the Australia China Youth Dialogue. In this interview, she shares her thoughts on the big opportunities for greater engagement between Australia and China.
AFR Weekend: How youth dialogues are creating a pan-Asia cohort of young leaders
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.
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.
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.
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.