AUSTRALIA-CHINA YOUTH DIALOGUE 2011 SUMMARY REPORT Contents 1 A Message from the Founder 2 What is the ACYD? 3 The ACYD’s Mission 4 Founding Partner Organisations: ACYA and CUMU 5 ACYD 2011 Keynote Addresses 6 ACYD 2011 Panel Sessions 6.1 Session 1: The Chinese Diaspora in Australia: Memory and History 6.2 Session 2: Indigenous Affairs in Australia 6.3 Session 3: The Mining Boom and Australia-China Relations: Blessing or Curse? 6.4 Session 4: Creative Industries in Australia and China 6.5 Session 5: China’s International Role (Political and International Perspectives) 6.6 Session 6: China’s International Role (Economic and Commercial Perspectives) 7 ACYD 2011 Delegate Profiles 8 ACYD 2011 Media Highlights 9 YD 2011 Secretariat Biographies 10 ACYD 2011 Sponsors and Associate Partners 11 ACYD 2011 Photo Highlights 中澳青年对话 AUSTRALIA-CHINA YOUTH DIALOGUE AUSTRALIA-CHINA YOUTH DIALOGUE 1 The Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) was inaugurated in A Message 2010 by its founding organisations, the Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA) and the China University Media Union from the (CUMU) to address the absence of formal institutional dialogue Founder between the youth of Australia and China. Two years on, the ACYD has grown from strength to strength. Not only has the ACYD itself improved, but it has proved an influential model for other youth organisations, with 2011 being the inaugural year of the China-Britain Youth Dialogue and the Australia-India Youth Dialogue, attesting to the influence of the founding vision of the Australia-China Youth Dialogue. We believe that institutionalised dialogue is of paramount im- portance in preparing youth leaders to effectively engage with their counterparts in what are two very different nations: eco- nomically, socially and politically. Managing these differences requires young leaders who have an understanding of each na- tion and the ability to mutually and constructively engage with one another in pursuit of a stronger, deeper and more beneficial Australia-China relationship. The ACYD Secretariat remains committed to this founding vision: bringing youth leaders together in an environment fostering mu- tual understanding, respect and future friendships to the benefit of the long-term Australia-China relationship. AUSTRALIA-CHINA YOUTH DIALOGUE 中澳青年对话 2 The Australia-China Youth Dialogue Delegates from Australia and China are (ACYD) aims to promote frequent and selected through a two-track system. Cer- What is the meaningful engagement between young tain individuals of exceptional calibre are Australians and Chinese who share a selected by invitation. They are comple- ACYD? passion for expanding Australia-China mented by an open application process relations. for the majority of delegates. The ACYD aims at attracting the highest quality of The ACYD takes the form on annual con- candidates, while ensuring a representa- ferences between leading young Austra- tive diversity within the cohort. lian and Chinese. It is held on alternating years in China and Australia. The ACYD Other key activities of the ACYD include will be held in China in 2012. informal relationship building exercises. These include many activities aimed at The ACYD encompasses a wide range of raising the understanding among del- topics, holding several panel discussions egates of the societies, polities and of direct relevance to the Australia-China economies of the respective nations of relationship. Panel discussions are lead China and Australia. Following the con- by three to four recognised specialists in ference, several ACYD alumni events the field, offering delegates differing per- are held throughout the year in Beijing, spectives on the issue under discussion. Hong Kong, Sydney, Canberra and Mel- bourne. These panel discussions are complement- ed by keynote addresses by prominent figures within the Australia-China rela- tionship. These keynote addresses allow delegates direct access to policy debates at the highest level, giving them unique in- sight into the Australia-China relationship. 中澳青年对话 AUSTRALIA-CHINA YOUTH DIALOGUE AUSTRALIA-CHINA YOUTH DIALOGUE 3 The ACYD was founded to promote more On an individual level, ACYD aims to sophisticated and meaningful cross-cultur- contribute to each delegate’s personal ACYD al understanding among Australian and knowledge of and engagement with the Chinese youth. The main outcomes of the Australia-China bilateral relationship. On Outcomes ACYD are to: a national level, ACYD aims to enhance the quality of that relationship through First: the ACYD will broaden and deep- bringing together young leaders in a forum en the bilateral relationship. It will do where their diverse views and experiences this through creating and strengthening can be shared, respected and meaningful- personal relationships between the future ly engaged with. Ultimately, this increased young leaders of China and Australia. understanding and respect will contribute to a more beneficial relationship between Second: the ACYD will engender positive Australia and China. perceptions and increased knowledge of Australia’s economic, trade, and security relationship with China and vice versa. Third: the ACYD will increase delegates’ ability to effectively engage with their fu- ture partners in the government, private or third sectors of the respective nations. Fourth: Encourage youth to seek employ- ment opportunities in future business, re- search, NGO and/or diplomatic roles between China and Australia. AUSTRALIA-CHINA YOUTH DIALOGUE 中澳青年对话 4 The Australia-China Youth Association The Chinese University Media Union Founding From a couple of friends exploring ideas Formed by China’s most influential youth at a Peking University dormitory in late media, the China Youth Daily, and 63 Partner 2008 to a youth organisation with over leading Chinese universities, the China 2500 members, ACYA captures the en- University Media Union serves as a com- ergy and enthusiasm thousands of young munication and cooperation platform for Organisa- Australians and Chinese share for devel- media bodies at Chinese universities. oping the relationship between the two tions: countries. The Union is committed to the integra- tion and sharing of university information Through ACYA’s website and university resources, enhancing university commu- ACYA and chapters, ACYA aims to become a one- nication and exchange capabilities, the stop career and education resource and diversification of communication chan- CUMU a facilitator and promoter of Australia- nels and aiding the growth and success China dialogue. The website is managed of China’s university students. and sustained through its National Sec- The Union comprises 155 committee retariat, which also co-ordinates ACYA’s member universities and over 500 cam- growing university chapter presence. pus media bodies, with each Union mem- ber campus boasting their own campus ACYA’s university chapters recruit mem- news website, BBS (electronic bulletin bers and host career, education and boards), newspaper, radio station, televi- people-to-people events. These include sion station and magazine. The official public forums, lectures, networking events Union website, the China University Me- and language exchange study groups. dia Network, will be developed to in- ACYA has chapters at the Australian clude an ‘Opinion Leaders Club on Cam- National University (ANU), University of pus’ and a ‘Portal of Campus News’. Melbourne, Monash University and the University of Queensland (UQ) and is developing an active presence in Beijing through an informal seminar series, Bei- jing Forecast. 中澳青年对话 AUSTRALIA-CHINA YOUTH DIALOGUE AUSTRALIA-CHINA YOUTH DIALOGUE 5 Executive Director of the Australian Minister for Trade China Institute, the Australian ACYD National University (ANU) The Hon. Keynote Richard Dr Craig Speaker Rigby Emerson MP rofessor Richard Rigby graduated in r Craig Emerson is currently the History at the The Australian National Minister for Trade and has been the PUniversity in 1970 and went on to DMember for Rankin since 1998. do his PhD - subsequently reworked and From 2007 to 2010 he had portfolio re- published by the ANU Press as The May sponsibility for small business, competition 30th Movement - under Professor Wang policy, consumer affairs and deregulation. Gungwu in the then Department of Far Eastern History (now the School of Cul- Craig holds a Bachelor of Economics ture, History & Language). (Honours) Degree from the University of Sydney, a Master of Economics Degree Richard joined Australia’s Department from the University of Sydney and a PhD in of Foreign Affairs in 1975, where he Economics from The Australian National worked until the end of 2001: postings University. included Tokyo, Beijing (twice), Shanghai (Consul-General 1994-1998), London, He has been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at The and Israel (Ambassador, 2000-2001). Australian National University and has 17 He then joined the Office of National As- publications to his name, including a book sessments as Assistant Director-General, setting out a vision and plan for Australia’s responsible for North and South Asia, future. Since becoming a parliamentar- where he worked until taking up his cur- ian Craig has had more than 70 opinion rent position with the ANU China Institute pieces published in national newspapers. in April 2008. Professionally, he has been Secretary of While engaged in government work, a Queensland Government Department, Richard continued to pursue his academic CEO of a Queensland Statutory Authority, interests