Public Forum: Australia and the Chinese Century?

Hosted by: The AIIA Queensland

The event will start on: Monday, 18 October 2010 5:30 PM

And will end on: Monday, 18 October 2010 7:30 PM

At Gardens Theatre Foyer, Queensland University of Technology

2 George Street Brisbane Qld 4000 , Brisbane Queensland

    qld.branch@aiia.asn.au

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 Public Forum: Australian and the Chinese Century? (92.6 kB)

Australia’s relationship with China will arguably be the most important determinant in meeting Australia’s key national interests this century. The Australian Financial Review’s Colleen Ryan will moderate an engaging panel session exploring Australia-China relations including understanding China’s strategic interests, long term and short term policy directions and Australia’s vital interests over coming decades.

 Colleen Ryan is the China Correspondent for the Australian Financial Review (2005-2010) and was editor from 1998-2002 and Washington correspondent from 1996-1998. 

The panel will comprise:

• Dr Rong Ying,  Vice President of the China Institute of International Studies, Beijing, and an expert on China's foreign relations, including with the U.S. and India.
• Professor Peter Drysdale AM, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the ANU, and an expert on international trade and economic policy in East Asia.
• Mr Doug Ritchie, Chief Executive Energy, Rio Tinto. 
• Professor Yi-Chong Xu, Professor at Griffith University’s Centre for Governance and Public Policy. She is an expert on energy security and China’s energy sector.

This event is free and open to the public but numbers are limited. Reserve your place at www.aiia.asn.au or intern4@aiia.asn.au