Keynote Address by Jing Ulrich at the 2012 Australia-China Youth Dialogue, China World Hotel

Jing Ulrich, JP Morgan’s Managing Director and Chairman of Global Markets, China, explains the measures being undertaken by Beijing to reenergize its economy, which no longer enjoys double-digit growth. Ulrich remains optimistic about the future of her country of birth, predicting a rebalancing of the economy as the spending power of the Chinese consumer grows.

Special thanks goes to Will McCallum from Asialink, University of Melbourne for the production of this video.

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2012 Australia-China Youth Dialogue Official Documentary

This is the official documentary for the 2012 Australia-China Youth Dialogue that was held in Beijing and Chengdu, China from 19-24 October 2012.

ACYD was founded to address these concerns, and promote frequent and meaningful engagement and more sophisticated cross-cultural understanding among Australian and Chinese youth. Since 2010, ACYD has brought young leaders from Australia and China together with key experts and decision makers to discuss key aspects of the bilateral relationship.

Special thanks goes to Will McCallum from Asialink, University of Melbourne for the production of this video.

For people in China please view the video here.

ACYD Alumni Update from Dinner at the Spicey Temple

On Thursday the 6th of June ACYD Alumni based in Melbourne caught up at Spice Temple in Melbourne to meet delegates from other years and catch up. It's tremendous to see how everyone is going post ACYD! Huw Pohlner is heading to Oxford on a Sir John Monash Scholarship, Hayley Ward is heading to Beijing to begin work at the Australian Embassy, Phil Wen is heading to Beijing to become the next Age and Sydney Morning Herald correspondent, Fiona Lawrie is starting Thirst Australia's operations in Melbourne, Andrew Nicholls is heading to Hong Kong with DLA Piper, Wesa Chau is running in the Federal Election for the seat of Higgins, and Henry Makeham is off to Hong Kong to start as a lawyer with US law firm, Sidley Austin. Stay tuned for updates from Shanghai and Beijing in the coming months.

For any details on ACYD Alumni events please contact Fiona Lawrie, the ACYD Alumni National Coordinator (Australia), at fiona.lawrie@acyd.org.au. or Ann Wang, the ACYD Alumni National Coordinator (China), at ann.wang@acyd.org.au

CHEN Sheng/陈胜 (2012 Chinese Delegate)

ACYD 2012 gave me an ideal opportunity to get to know more than 40 young people from different fields and industries. With ever increasing political, economic, educational, cultural, and NGO engagement between China and Australia, I learned about the issues that concern young people, what hopes they have for the future and what promises they will fulfil. I found the opportunity to speak frankly and sincerely with expert scholars and executives with long experience in Sino-Australian relations immensely beneficial.

I sincerely hope that ACYD will continue to grow, opening a new channel for communication and interaction between China and Australia and especially between the young people of the two countries.

2012 ACYD给了我了解四十多位来自各行各业年轻人的绝佳机会，通过他们进而知道了在日益增多的中澳政治、经济、教育、文化、NGO交往中，年轻人都在关注什么、他们对未来的世界有哪些期盼又在践行着哪些承诺。更重要的一点是，能够直接与ACYD邀请的二十多位长期从事中澳双边事务的专家学者、企业家进行开诚布公的交流，让我受益匪浅。

ACYD Alumni Melbourne Dinner - Thursday 6th June

All Melbourne based ACYD Alumni and friends of ACYD are invited to join a dinner to meet delegates from other years and catch up with friends made during the ACYD. Date: Thursday 6th June, drinks from 7pm, dinner from 8pm Location: Spicy Temple, Riverside at Crown, South Bank (website: spicetemplemelbourne.com) RSVP: to hayley.ward@acya.org.au essential before COB Tuesday 5th June.

The Australia-China Youth Dialogue is now on Renren (人人网)

The Australia-China Youth Dialogue is now on Renren (人人网). For those people who have Renren accounts please '加为好友'! (add us as a friend!) Please go to: http://www.renren.com/601745756

Australia-China Youth Dialogue featured in Australian Educational International report

The Australia-China Youth Dialogue was featured in the Australian Education International (AEI) report: Expanding Our Horizon - Forty years of Australia-China collaboration and exchange in education, science and research. This report was launched by Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Beijing, and catalogues 40 years of Australia-China engagement.

The Australia-China Youth Dialogue was featured on page 24-25:

"The Australia-China Youth Dialogue has been held annually since  2010, and hosted in China every other year. The Dialogue is featured in more detail in chapter 7. Pohlner says, ‘The next generation of political, academic and business leaders in both Australia and China has the potential to be more globally connected and aware than any generation that preceded them.’ For Pohlner, ACYA signals a maturing of Australia-China relations. Generously supported by government, it remains a non-government enterprise operated entirely by people under the age of 35—born after the commencement of formal diplomatic ties—for the members’ benefit. As the interconnectedness of Australian and Chinese societies continues to deepen, this model will, Pohlner hopes, become a norm for engagement. ‘As an old Chinese proverb goes,’ says Jason Huang, ‘a good neighbour is better than a brother far off .’ A research assistant at Sun Yat-sen University’s Australian Studies Centre and a 2010 International Journalism graduate from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Huang is an activist on the Chinese side in boosting grassroots student ties between Australian and Chinese students. He was co-organiser of the Sino-Australian SME Summit in 2010 and earned an ACYD delegate place the following year. As ACYA cultural liaison officer in 2011, he coordinated translation of ACYA’s submission to the White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century. Huang says: 'Australia-China relations are profitable for both countries; it is easy to direct bilateral cooperation from the top. But it’s at the grassroots level that the biggest changes are possible—young Australian and Chinese students and professionals sharing ideas and forming deeper mutual understanding through independent dialogue.'"

And page 126-127 of the report:

"Through the ACYD (Australia-China Youth Dialogue), talented young people are developing innovative ideas while learning from those who shaped the present. Delegates embody a vision of a future based on constant interaction and communication. They are building strong professional ties and lasting friendships. The ACYD young leaders’ dialogue is held annually, alternately in Australia and China. It partners with the All-China Youth Federation and the China University Media Union as part of their Dialogue with the World program. Since its inception, ACYD has been supported by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Australian National University, the Capital M Group and the Australia-China Business Council. Rio Tinto, ANZ, the Australian Chamber of Commerce in China, and others have joined in supporting the Dialogue. From a large number of applicants, fifteen Australian and fifteen Chinese delegates aged 18-35 are selected each year to participate in the intensive five-day curriculum designed to challenge existing conceptions of important issues facing Australia and China and to encourage the delegates to engage with issues outside their comfort zone. Almost all delegates are bilingual. Each has at least one area of relevant expertise that ensures discussions throughout the week are engaging and fruitful. The intimacy of the group creates an intense experience and lasting relationships that will serve the bilateral relationship, as young professionals become established leaders. During the dialogue, delegates meet and discuss critical issues with prominent experts and leaders from each country. Past speakers have included Bob Hawke (former Prime Minister), Craig Emerson (current Trade Minister), Michael Kirby (former High Court Justice), Justin Lin (former Chief Economist of the World Bank) and Jing Ulrich (Chairman and Managing Director, JPMorgan). Delegates are selected from a variety of backgrounds and are next generation talent challenged by discussions on the full spectrum of Australia-China relations, from economic, geopolitical and governance issues to environment, culture and creative industries, sports, philosophy, business, and climate change to civil society and the rule of law. During ACYD, delegates explore a cross section of two cities: the capital city and a second city. These have included Shanghai, Sydney, Chengdu and, in 2013, Perth. In each location, discussions are held in varied and unusual venues—a key part of what makes the experience memorable. The 2011 ACYD delegates contributed to the Australia in the Asian Century White Paper. In 2012 delegates prepared a response to the White Paper, addressing ways young people from Australia and China can advance the goals it articulates. The increasingly powerful network cooperates closely with a number of partners in Australia, China and, recently, the United States. Working with these partners brings young professionals together with some of the most vibrant established leaders in Australia and China."

The report can be download from the Australian Education International website: https://aei.gov.au/News/Latest-News/Pages/Expanding-Our-Horizon.aspx

Kate Croll presenting at the 2012 Australia-China Youth Dialogue, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing

Kate Croll, Founding Director, Cultural Partnerships Australia, gives an impassioned presentation on the power of cultural exchange to assist in the understanding of souls, rituals and celebrations. Croll discusses some of the highlight projects she has initiated between Australia and China, and offers advice on engaging corporate support for the arts.

Special thanks goes to Will McCallum from Asialink, University of Melbourne for the production of this video.

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