| Abbreviation | ACC |
|---|---|
| Established | 1978 |
| Location | |
Chairman | Warwick Smith |
| Website | www.dfat.gov.au/acc/ |
The Australia-China Council (ACC) is a long-standing institution in the Australia-China bilateral relationship. ACC was established by the Government of Australia in 1978 to promote mutual understanding and foster people-to-people relations between Australia and China. ACC combines the cross-sectoral bilateral expertise and advisory capacity of an independent Board appointed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs with the policy-making and management base in the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. By the time of the ACC's fortieth anniversary in 2018, it had "funded over 2,600 projects at a value of more than $23 million".[1]
- ^ Farrelly, Paul J. (2018). The Australia-China Council: The First 40 Years 澳中理事会四十周年 (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2019.