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Overview
Contemporary public sector leadership has an international dimension. ANZSOG’s Global Engagement and Partnerships Program brings the best minds together regionally and internationally to strengthen trusted and innovative public governance across the Indo-Pacific region. We deliver programs that are designed to inspire Australian, New Zealand and international leaders now and into the future.
Australia and New Zealand’s relationships with China are among our most important.
‘China will be part of our world long into the future.’ (ANZSOG Masterclass, November 2024)
ANZSOG’s China Reciprocal Program (CRP) is a unique two-week intensive in-country program that provides an opportunity for senior public servants from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to gain a deeper understanding of China and its governance.
The CRP is a chance for senior public sector leaders gain the understanding and perspectives they need to build links and advance dialogue at senior levels.
The program explores information, ideas, values and beliefs with a focus on the Chinese system of government, including politics, the economy, and key contemporary issues such as the environment, industry and social policy.
Participants improve their ‘China literacy’ and ‘practical diplomacy’ skills and gain firsthand knowledge and enriched perspectives on China’s governance systems, including how those systems have been shaped by history and culture.
For Australian and New Zealand practitioners, the CRP visits Beijing and several other cities in China, providing contrast and demonstrating the degrees of development and diversity within China. Embassies and Consulates are important pieces of public governance architecture between countries. The program is closely supported by the Australia and New Zealand embassies in China, who support the program by providing practical experiences and perspectives on the relationships between the three countries.
What are the features of the program?
- Multi-city program including Beijing and at least two additional cities.
- Lectures from leading Chinese academics on key contemporary issues such as the environment, industry and social policy
- ANZSOG Masterclasses and Roundtables focused on engagement with China and practical diplomacy
- Visits to important historic, cultural, government and industry sites
- Engagement with Australia and New Zealand embassies and businesses operating in China
What are the benefits for you and your agency?
- For modern public sector leaders, the CRP delivers an enhanced and firsthand experience of opportunities for Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand to work with, or understand, China as a crucial actor within our region.
- Participants will also better understand the role of Australian public sector agencies and businesses, and their work with China.
- An understanding of ‘practical diplomacy’ and how to build and maintain links with China
- Improved confidence in dealing with Chinese counterparts in their fields of work
- Knowledge and awareness of the cultural, economic and diplomatic challenges facing China, and understanding of Chinese perspectives on governance
- Opportunity to learn alongside public sector peers, through ANZSOG Masterclasses and Roundtables as well as lectures delivered by leading Chinese academics.
- Membership of the ANZSOG alumni network of public sector leaders across all Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand governments.
‘Be confident in our strengths. Be clear in our purpose. Build regional cohesion.’
(ANZSOG CRP Roundtable, November 2024)
Who is the program designed for?
How to be part of the CRP?
Places on the China Reciprocal Program are reserved for senior public servants, of at least agency head or deputy level, and numbers are limited to ensure a high-quality experience for all participants. For more information about the program, or to nominate someone to take part, please contact international@anzsog.edu.au.
Who will lead the course?
ANZSOG staff, led by Dean and CEO Caron Beaton-Wells will lead the program, supported by staff from the Australia and New Zealand embassies.
Program dates
- Australia pre-departure program: Friday, 24 October (with evening flight to China)
- Program in China: Saturday 25 October to Saturday, 1 November
- Return options: A final engagement will take place on the evening of 1 November. All participants may depart from Sunday, 2 November.
Fee
AUD $13,200 (inc. GST).
This covers the following:
- Expert leadership, specialised lectures from international experts on China and senior officials of government.
- Cost of all accommodation, logistical arrangements and ground transport, all meals and cultural events, translators, and domestic air travel within China.
- Detailed summary report of program outcomes on return to Australia.
- Orientation program in Sydney.
Cost does not include: international airfares to and from China, domestic travel within Australia (if required), visa fees.
Partners and contributors
The China Reciprocal Program began in 2011 and, together with the China Advanced Leadership Program which brings senior Chinese leaders to Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, has created a long-standing program of senior leadership exchange between the three countries.
It is a collaboration between ANZSOG and the Central Party School and the China National Academy of Governance, supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).
The CRP is the first and only initiative of its kind undertaken by the Chinese Government. Since its inception it has allowed 140 senior Australian and New Zealand public servants unique access to key people and places in China, and the chance to gain a deeper understanding of China’s transformation over recent decades.
Related Programs
The China Advanced Leadership Program (CALP) is a program for Chinese officials, delivered in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The aim of the program is to develop productive relationships between high level public officials of Australia, Aotearoa-New Zealand and China. The program been operational since 2011. Please view our CALP program page for more information.
For more information, including how to be part of the 2025 China Reciprocal Program, please contact international@anzsog.edu.au