Next Generation Series - The Fifth Generation: China’s Next Leaders

The current Central Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China.

NEXT GENERATION Series, NEW IDEAS for the ASIAN CENTURY

[ The Fifth Generation: China’s Next Leaders ]

Melbourne - Wednesday 27 June 2012

The first event in the Asialink Next Generation Series will focus attention on the forthcoming leadership transition within China’s Communist Party, scheduled to take place at the 18th Party Congress in late 2012. Drawn from business, academia and the media, leading experts and commentators will examine the new faces of power in China and debate the effects of transition, on China, on Australia and on the world. The event will also explore the evolving media environment in China, particularly with reference to the rise of microblogging sites and the effects on the traditional state media apparatus. The economic and trade relationship between Australia and China will also form a focus of discussion.

The panel features Henry Makeham, Founder of the Australia China Youth Dialogue, Jeremy Goldkorn, China politics and media commentator (via video from Beijing) and Peter Cai, Asian Affairs correspodent for The Age newspaper. The event will be covered live through social media and recorded for the Asialink website. Participants will be able to submit questions via Twitter and Facebook, and contribute to ongoing discussion long after the on-stage debates have finished.

Henry Makeham

Jeremy Goldkorn

Peter Cai

The Asialink Next Generation Series brings thought-provoking forums for early- and mid-career Australians, the central actors in the Asian Century. The series features outstanding new and established talent from Australia and across the region. Speakers will present new ideas in new ways, generating the discussion and debate so vital to Australia’s future.

Diplomatic, business and creative links between Australia and Asia will be exposed and explored. The series will expand knowledge, while also aiming to be fun, to surprise, to alarm, and to inspire.

The Series features six events from June - October 2012, with three each in Melbourne and Sydney. Events will be covered live through social media and recorded for the Asialink website. Participants will be able to submit questions via Twitter and Facebook, and contribute to ongoing discussion long after the on-stage debates have finished.

Event Details

This event is also presented in Sydney, view full details here.

Related materials

• Article in the Guardian on the challenges confronting China's new leaders
• Washington Quarterly's summary of the upcoming Congress
• China Daily article on the rise of microblogging
• Peter Cai and John Garnaut report on leadership hopeful Wang Yang's visit to Australia

Find out more about other events in the Next Generation series:

• Next Generation - Future Foreign Policy: View from the Party Rooms
  

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