Clive Lee (2012 Chinese Delegate)

中澳青年对话”是一个无与伦比的活动!」这样说足以说明这是我参加过最高水平的国际青年会议! 一周的思想盛宴,让你身处世界的顶端,看到不一样的画面!你将遇见世界级的讲者, 如澳大利亚驻北京大使,联合国发展计划中国总监, JP Morgan中国全球市场董事总经理兼主席等. 内容广泛,从政治,国际关系,经济商业,文化艺术, 环境保育,能源,非牟利发展,社会创新等均一一涵盖.从他们对于中澳关系的宏观看法,并与之深入交流,你将得到无法想像的思想冲击,激荡和启发!我对于“中澳青年对话”的深爱还来自于中澳两方各个专业的代表,与其高水平的交流,分享大家的不同观点,信念与价值,如何达到协同效应.我們現在正在共同撰写一份文件, 希望可以启发未来中澳关系的友好发展!“中澳青年对话”不单是一个交流活动,而是一个共同探索的旅程,现在这个旅程才刚要 开始!

Jade Little (2012 Australian Delegate)

ACYD far exceeded my expectations. It was a thought-provoking five days that examined issues from politics, economics and law to culture and sports. This encouraged me to broaden my understanding of the Australia-China relationship, and inspired me to re-affirm my commitment to it. I cannot speak highly enough of the diverse range of speakers, delegates and organisers. While all incredibly intelligent and high-achieving, they were also a lot of fun (which lead to much sleep-deprivation as one would often go out in the evenings after a full day of dialogue). The locations selected and events organised were also superb: Capital M Restaurant in Beijing, Taichi in Jingshan Park, Chengdu Panda Base, Tainfu Software Park, the list goes on. I cannot recommend ACYD enough to any young person who has an interest in the Australia-China relationship. You will learn a lot, you will meet amazing individuals, you will make fantastic friends, and ultimately you will be inspired.

Kyle Fox (2012 Australian Delegate)

Seven days with no sleep, no peace, a blizzard of ideas, personalities and language. It made foie gras of my previously fairly healthy mind, force fed on a diet of eureka moments, chilli and the occasional beer. As a self-proclaimed Sinophile who has not had a decent bowl of dandanmian in seven years, ACYD gave me the opportunity to talk with the people who are currently doing the deals, framing the big questions and pioneering new aspects of the Australia-China relationship. More importantly, I ate frog, sang karaoke, practiced tai chi, cracked bad jokes, exchanged cringe worthy dance moves and pretended to be sophisticated with a group of truly excellent young and youngish people from Australia and China. By the end of the week, I was like an eight year old being dragged home from the Easter Show, tired, emotional, but thinking of every type of scheme I could imagine so I could stay in China with my new friends just a little longer.

FENG Shenghao/冯晟昊 (2012 Chinese Delegate)

It’s funny when I just count the days. The whole ACYD activities only went on for five days, but it has since become a referencing point for me ever since. Hardly a day or two go by without hearing interesting things from the delegates and organisers. And the circle just keeps getting larger and larger. I never could imagine meeting so many interesting people who share similar interests with myself. The ACYD is like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Weibo, Wikipedia, Big Bang Theory and all the good stuff combined and squeezed in a 3-dimensional reality bombshell – it’s ADDICTIVE, but in a good way.

我们的使命

我们的使命

英文/English 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。

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

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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.

For those in China, please click here for the YouKu (优酷) embedded version.

2012 Australia-China Youth Dialogue Official Documentary

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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

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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