Month: November 2014

A New Australia–China Agenda

A New Australia–China Agenda: Experts on the Australia-China Relationship 2014, Edited by Geremie R Barmé and Ryan Manuel The Australia-China relationship touches on virtually every aspect of our national life.Australia and China trade in goods as well as in culture,…

Films by Tsai Ming-Liang

Special Screenings of Films by Tsai Ming-Liang 蔡明亮 7-8 January 2015 The Auditorium, China in the World Building (188) Fellows Lane The Australian National University, Canberra Acclaimed director Tsai Ming-liang will present three of his films, as a guest of…

Australia-China Achievement Awards 2014

Winners and Finalists Announced Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the winners of the inaugural round of the Australia-China Achievement Awards during the Address to Parliamentary Dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Parliament House. Foreign Minister, the Hon Julie Bishop…

China Up Close

Australian Centre for the Moving Image Federation Square, Melbourne December 2014 – March 2015 China has the world’s fastest growing economy which has triggered a dramatic transformation within Chinese society. China Up Close explores how this profound change has influenced…

Renewed Trouble in China’s Peripheries

Sydney Ideas and China Studies Centre, University of Sydney Nicholas Bequelin, Senior Researcher in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch, Hong Kong Co-presented with the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and Human Rights Watch Australia 4.00pm…

New Master of Translation @ University of Melbourne

The Master of Translation is a new program offered from 2015 at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute. Intended for Mandarin Chinese-English bilinguals, the program prepares you for a career as a professional translator, mediating Australia’s international relations. Graduates may…

Human Rights in Xi Jinping’s China

Panel Discussion: Nicholas Bequelin, Sarah Biddulph, Sue Trevaskes 2:00pm – 4:00pm, 25 Nov 2014 The Auditorium, China in the World Building (188), Fellows Lane, ANU, Canberra The current Chinese leadership is attempting to reshape China’s justice agenda by encouraging ‘rule…

Whitlam and China

Australia-China Relations Institute, UTS Panel Discussion: “Whitlam and China” Date: 5.00 pm for 5.30 pm start, Thursday, November 6, 2014 Venue: King & Wood Mallesons, Level 61, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000 Although Australia and China’s…

The Modernisation of China (1949-2013)

Hu Angang, Tsinghua University 11:00am-12:15pm, 10 November 2014 The Senate Room, The Quadrangle, The University of Sydney China always adopts modernisation. It has become the fundamental tendency and aim for the country. China’s modernisation is comprised of two parts: 1)…