The first China-ASEAN Youth Summit begins tomorrow, December 2 2016, at Peking University.
The 3-day event is organised by Peking University Institute of Ocean Research and Sina Global and is sponsored by The Belt and Road Fund. It is supported by the ASEAN-China Centre and the Centre for China and Globalization.
The theme for this unique summit is ‘Voices of Youth on China-ASEAN cooperation’. Academics, experts and representatives of both Chinese and ASEAN student bodies will come together to discuss the role of young people in the ongoing development of China-ASEAN relations.
Friday morning’s opening ceremony will include speeches from some of the summit’s most important attendees, including a keynote speech by H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-China Centre.
Following the opening ceremony, Zhai Kun, Director of the Centre for Global Policy Studies, Peking University Institute of Ocean Research, will deliver a seminar titled “China-ASEAN relations 1991~2016~2041, Our Common Future”. The lecture should provide fascinating insights into the subject for the rest of the summit to build on.
A key highlight of the summit begins on Tuesday. The model conference aims to establish a platform for dialogue and cooperation among youths and simulate real-world workings of China-ASEAN diplomacy and negotiation. Five committees have been selected to cover the major issues of the China-ASEAN region:
China-ASEAN Leaders’ Summit. Topic: The Future of China-ASEAN Relations Against the Backdrop of One Belt One Road Initiative
China-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youths. Topic: Youth Entrepreneurship
China-ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting. Topic: Regional Transport Network
ASEAN +3 Meeting. Topic: Tourism Cooperation.
East Asia Summit. Topic: Disaster Management.
These meetings will provide a fantastic opportunity for young people from China and ASEAN countries to discuss the region’s most important issues. On Saturday evening the Xihua Business Hotel will host a cultural night and on Sunday morning the committees will give the presentations before the closing ceremony.
Young people will play a crucial role in China-ASEAN ties in the years ahead, which makes this first youth summit so intriguing.
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