Media Release

Dawkins key speaker at China investment forum

Former Australian Treasurer and Trade Minister the Hon. John Dawkins AO [1] will join key experts from the University of Adelaide in a free public forum that explores the controversial issue of China's investment in the Australian resources industry.

The forum - being held at the National Wine Centre [2] tonight (5.00pm Wednesday 8 April) - will feature experts in the fields of trade, economics, minerals and energy, government relations and Chinese studies.

Issues to be addressed at the forum include:

• the Australia/China Free Trade Agreement and implications for investment;
  
• what issues concern the public about Chinese investment in Australia;
  
• comparisons with other countries investing in the resources industry;
  
• the Chinese perspective; and
  
• the current state of affairs of the Australian resources industry.

The speakers are:

The Hon. John Dawkins AO
Director, Government Relations Australia [3], Former Australian Treasurer, Former Minister for Trade

Professor Christopher Findlay AM [4]
Professor of Economics and Head, School of Economics [5], University of Adelaide

Mr Andrew Stoler [6]
Executive Director of the University of Adelaide's Institute for International Trade [7], Senior Advisor to the Shanghai and Shenzhen WTO Affairs Centres

Mr Fusheng Gao
Managing Director, Sinosteel Uranium SA Pty Ltd [8]

Jointly presented by the University of Adelaide's Confucius Institute [9] and the Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources, this forum is a unique opportunity to gain a better understanding of one of the most topical and pressing issues facing Australia today.

WHAT: "Chinese Investment in the Australian Resources Industry" public forum - part of the Confucius Institute's China Briefing series for 2009
WHERE: The Vines Room, National Wine Centre, Adelaide
WHEN: 5.00pm to 7.00pm Wednesday 8 April
COST: Free and open to all, but registration is essential. To register, call 08 8303 4799 or email: confucius.institute@adelaide.edu.au [10]

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