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The Australia-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New South Wales

For the establishment of strong and lasting economic linkages
between non-government organisations in Australia and China

 

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Last updated 27 January

Announcements

Austrade in partnership with Investment New Zealand are organizing and hosting “Open for Business” in Auckland on 10-11 March 2010.  Details are available at: www.austrade.gov.au/investforum2010.

 

The 9th China International Equipment Manufacturing Exposition will be held from 1-5 September 2010 in Shanyang (Liaoning Province).  More information is available at: http://www.accci.com.au/CIEM1.pdf and an invitation to participate in the exposition is available at: http://www.accci.com.au/CIEM2.pdf.

News of China’s surging motor car market is given by Leo Lewis, “US in the Dust as China Becomes World’s Biggest Vehicles Market”,  The Times 12 January 2010.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/us-in-the-dust-as-china-becomes-worlds-biggest-vehicles-market/story-e6frg9zx-1225818371230

China became the world’s top exporting nation in 2009.  Details at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/china-cements-export-lead-with-december-surge-20100111-m0y0.html.

The Productivity Commission is inviting submissions for its commissioned study on Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements.  Initial submissions are due on 1 March 2010.  Key documents, including an issues paper, are available at: http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/study/trade-agreements.

ACCCI monitors developments in China’s autonomous regions through source material on the Internet.  Click “Autonomous Regions Monitor” on the panel at the left to obtain links to this source material.  China’s foreign policy developments are also monitored, together with the legal system and the political system in China. 

ACCCI commends Tony Pun and Dominic Cheng for their good work with the Chinese Australian Forum.  For those who might want to know more about the Forum, Tony can be contacted at tonypang@tpg.com.au and Dominic at dominiccheng@yahoo.com.au.

Lowy Institute for International Policy is launching three papers on climate change:  “China and the Global Environment:  Learning from the Past, Anticipating the Future” available at http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=1186.  “Comprehending Copenhagen: A Guide to the International Climate Change Negotiations” available at http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=1177.  “The Mekong: River under Threat” available at: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=1188.

The contents page for Asia Today International for October/November 2009 is available at: http://www.asiatoday.com.au/pdf/asia2010page3.pdf.  Similarly, the contents page for December 2009/January 1010 may be obtained at: http://www.asiatoday.com.au/pdf/atidecjan20101page3.pdf.

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG)established the Ministerial Council on International Trade (MCIT) on 26 March 2008. The MCIT aims to facilitate cooperation between governments on measures to enhance Australia’s international competitiveness and trade performance and to consult on major issues relating to trade and investment.  A brief description of the 2009 meeting is available at:  http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/mcit/index.html.

Peoples Diplomacy through Australasia-China Key Cities

Text of the speech by The Hon. Julie Bishop MP, Deputy Leader of the Federal Opposition and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Australia-China Business Summit at the Parliament House of NSW on 31 August 2009 is available at:  http://www.accci.com.au/BishopJspeech.pdf.  Media release with photograph is available at:  http://www.accci.com.au/ACSCSMedia.pdf.

 

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Presentation of W J Liu Esq OBE Memorial Prize for Chinese Studies.  Click here for details.  Student research papers relating to China by Nicole Moir and Clement Miu.

Global Economic Relations and Governance with Special Reference to the Indauspac Maritime Community

Rowan Callick, “Dysfunctional Diplomacy”, The Australian, 15 January 2010.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/dysfunctional-diplomacy/story-e6frg6z6-1225819421164.

Conference in Tokyo on 26 October 2009 is available at http://www.trademinister.gov.au/speeches/2009/091026_keynote_ajbccc.html

Keynote Address by the Hon Simon Crean MP Australian Minister for Trade to the Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee

Speech by the Hon Stephen Smith MP Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs entitled “Australia-China Relations: A Long-Term View” was delivered on 26 October 2009 at Australian National University’s China Institute.  It is available at: http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2009/091026_aus_china.html.

Joint Media Announcement with the Australian Prime Minister from the Hon Simon Crean MP entitled “Largest Australian Free Trade Agreement to Begin in 2010” is dated 25 October 2009.  Available at http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2009/sc_091025_jpr.html.  A speech by Hon Simon Crean on 19 March 2009, giving more information about the trade agreement, is available at http://www.trademinister.gov.au/speeches/2009/090317_aanzfta.html.

“Outcomes Document” pertaining to the Special Forum Trade Ministers Meeting 23 – 24 October 2009 from the Hon Simon Crean MP Australian Minister for Trade is available at: http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2009/sc_091024-outcomes.html.

Speech by the Hon Stephen Smith MP Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs entitled “Australia and India: A Convergence of Interests given in Mumbai to the Asia Society on 15 October 2009 is available at: http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2009/091015_asia_society.html.

Speech by the Hon Stephen Smith MP Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs is entitled “Australia: Looking Anew at Latin America and the Caribbean” at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile on 27 August 2009.  Available at: http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2009/090827_uneclac.html.

Address by the Hon Simon Crean MP Australian Minister for Trade entitled “Our Pacific Agenda: The Opportunity of PACER Plus” at the opening of the Lowy Institute’s Conference on Pacific Islands in the World, 2 August 2009 is available at: http://www.trademinister.gov.au/speeches/2009/090802_lowy.html.

Speech to the Hon Stephen Smith MP Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs to commemorate Africa Day 25 May 2009 isavailable at: http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2009/090525_africa_day.html.

China and the USA in crisis assistance to Latin America: ‘Deals Help China Expand Sway in Latin America’ in The New York Times 15 April 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/16chinaloan.html?_r=1.  ‘Obama Published Op-Ed in Advance of Summit of the Americas’ with text in English in The Washington Post, 16 April 2009: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/04/16/obama_publishes_op-ed_in_advan.html?wprss=44.

Centre Stage for the Twenty-first Century: Power Plays in the Indian Ocean, by Robert D. Kaplan from Foreign Affairs, March/April 2009.

“Into Africa” by Roger Donnelly and Benjamin Ford is available on the Lowy Institute Internet site: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=870.

Comment on “Into Africa” by Michael C.H. Jones, entitled “A Must Read for Strategic Thinkers”.

Government Speeches and Reports

Text of media release by the Hon. Simon Crean, Australian Minister for Trade, entitled, “Congratulations to Chile for Joining the OECD”, dated 16 December 2009.  Available at: http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2009/sc_091216.

Australian PM Rudd proclaims New Left 'Framework' and 'Grand Bargain' for Global Economic Relations and Governance into the 21st Century in an address to the UN General Assembly.  At: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/rudd-speech-to-the-united-nations-20090924-g3nn.html.

PM Rudd asserts a social democratic global narrative in his search for leadership - a viewpoint on current ideological debate worldwide.  At: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26089126-28737,00.html.

USA President Obama addresses first meeting of US-China 'Strategic and Economic Dialogue’ (G2) on the key questions of the next decade.  At: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/07/27/obamas-remarks-on-the-us-china-relationship/.

An article in the Wall Street Journal by Hillary Clinton and Timothy Geithner indicating that few global problems can be solved by either the USA or the PRC acting alone.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204886304574308753825396372.html.

Text of opening address at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009 by Wen Jiabao,  18 April 2009:  http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/yfgk/t558306.htm.

Full text of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference, updated 13/04/2008 is available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-04/13/content_6612499.htm.

Text of commentary entitled “History” focuses in several significant events since 1998 at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-04/08/content_6599692.htm.

Text of the speech by His Excellency Ambassador Zhang Junsai entitled ‘Australia and China: New Directions in Learning Connections’ presented at the China Education Centre, University of Sydney, 26 September 2008: In PDF.

Observations

ACCCI Observations 1 “On the Purpose and Objectives of the ACCCI Website Homepage” by Michael C H Jones is dated 23 November 2009.  Download from: http://www.accci.com.au/Observations1.pdf.

ACCCI Observations 2 “On Peoples Diplomacy in the Cities of China and the Right to Interfere” by Michael C H Jones is dated 2 December 2009.  Download from: http://www.accci.com.au/Observations2.pdf.

ACCCI Observations 3 “On Indauspac as an International Framework for China's Role in Global Governance and Economic Relations” by Michael C H Jones is dated 21 December 2009.  Download from: http://www.accci.com.au/Observations3.pdf.

ACCCI Observations 4 “On China’s Economic and Political Progress During the Past Decade” by John Zerby is dated 17 January 2010.  Download from: http://www.accci.com.au/Observations4.pdf.

Sydney – a Place of Learning:

David Morris, “Time to Sell Sydney’s Extra Dimension”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 January 2010.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/time-to-sell-sydneys-extra-dimension-20100106-lu7k.html

Bernard Lane, “Sydney Uni Beats Oxford, Harvard in Debating”, The Australian, 5 January 2010.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/sydney-uni-beats-oxford-harvard-in-debating/story-e6frg6nf-1225816072115

Oliver Hartwich, “We Aren’t Just Larrikins”, The Australian, 24 December 2009.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/we-arent-just-larrikins/story-e6frg6zo-1225813288729

Statement from Bianca Cooper, an education student at the University of Sydney.  In PDF.

 

 


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