The conference has been supported with financial contributions from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in New Zealand, the Embassy of the United States of America, the Lee Foundation in Singapore, KVB Kunlun Limited, and New Zealand government agencies including New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and the Ministry of Defence and Treasury.
The conference will be held 8-9 October 2015, following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first state visit to the United States last month.
There will be four keynote speakers: Chairman of the East Asia Institute of the National University of Singapore, Professor WANG Gungwu; Ambassador WU Jianmin of the Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of China; President Dr Charles Morrison of the East-West Centre, the United States; and former Foreign Minister of Australia and Professor of the Australia-China Relations Institute, Bob Carr.
Professor BO Zhiyue, Director of the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, says the relationship between China and the United States is the most important bilateral relationship in the world.
“It’s critical that China and the United States handle their relations well. This conference will not only look at this relationship from the perspective of the two giants. It will also offer an opportunity to examine the relationship from the perspectives of other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.”
With limited seats available, final registrations close on Wednesday 7 October.
For further information, visit the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre website.