第五届

中国-东盟
⻘年峰会
The 5th China - ASEAN
Youth Summit

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Booklet

⻘年携⼿, 共谋未来
⸺ 探索后疫情时代中国-东盟合作新亮点
Envisioning a New Future through Youth Synergy—
Fresh Perspectives on China-ASEAN Cooperation
in the Post-Covid Era
 Greetings all China and ASEAN youths! Thank you for taking
interest in the 5th China-ASEAN Youth Summit (CAYS). In this
booklet, we will be introducing the exciting programs in store for
you when you join us on this unique and meaningful journey. We
are confident this year’s conference experience will be intriguing,
eye-opening, and closed to your heart. Do read on to understand
the activities better, and we hope to meet you soon!

The China-ASEAN Youth Summit is a signature event of the

Peking University School of International Studies, organized by
the Southeast Asian Society of Peking University. Held annually in
the past four years, it has successfully provided delegates from
ASEAN countries and China an opportunity to discuss on
contemporary regional issues and explore different Southeast
Asian and Chinese cultures. Through cultural and academic
exchanges, the summit has built a strong foundation for the
friendship and collaboration between Chinese and ASEAN youth.

The 5th China ASEAN Youth Summit

The theme for the 5th China-ASEAN Youth Summit is: “Envisioning a New
Future through Youth Synergy— Fresh Perspectives on China-ASEAN
Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era.” Following the outbreak of the Covid-19
pandemic, 2020 has been an unprecedented year for the world as countries
strove to manage the widespread disruptions brought by the global health
crisis. For a period of time, countries could not reap the benefits of
globalization with travel restrictions and cities placed under lockdown.

What originated from a health crisis began to involve into a global economic
crisis, amplifying underlying socio-economic problems and threats to non-
traditional security. However, amidst these uncertainties, new areas for
cooperation and the need to harness technology on the road to recovery has
become ever so important. This is evident in the focus of the 37th ASEAN
Summit, where ASEAN member states adopted the ASEAN Comprehensive
Recovery Framework, to implement a targeted and structured response to the
summit as a regional community. Placed at such an important timestamp, the
5th China-ASEAN Youth summit seeks to shed light on emerging areas of
cooperation for the region. As a platform to gather youths from different
backgrounds, the summit aims to empower youths and harness the synergy of
youth dialogue to envision a new future for China-ASEAN cooperation.

Envisioning a New Future through Youth Synergy— Fresh

Perspectives on China-ASEAN Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era
 Though this particular installation of
the summit will be held online,
delegates can look forward to enjoying
a fruitful time with peers from other
countries — learning about their
cultures and perspective on key
regional issues. We are confident that
the program line-up will not change
the signature interactive and
immersive experience and delegates
will surely takeaway fresh insights on
China-ASEAN relations from this
once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Date : 2nd April 2021 – 4th April 2021

Venue : Virtual Meeting
Scale : 200 delegates (100 delegates from ASEAN
countries and China respectively)
Do drop us an email at cays_liaison@outlook.com should you
have any further inquiries, and we will get back to you as soon
as possible.

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 Invited speakers are a vital aspect of what sets us apart from
other academic conferences. Their rich experience in real-
world ASEAN and international affairs brings deep insights
into their sharing, and delegates will surely take away new
perspectives after sessions with these speakers.

Professor Zhai is a professor at Peking University's School

of International Relations, specializing in Southeast Asian
and Oceanian Studies. He has sat on the board of many
councils and research institutes and is a council member of Professor
China's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA), Zhai Kun
the ASEAN regional Forum Experts and
Eminent Persons group, and the Deputy
President of the China Association of
Southeast Asian Studies. Professor Zhai had
been leading a forum which discuss about
ASEAN's future in today's anti-
globalization backdrop.

Envisioning a New Future through Youth Synergy— Fresh

Perspectives on China-ASEAN Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era
 Dr. Akp Mochtan has been invited to several
China-ASEAN Youth Summits as the Guest-
of-Honor. He was born in Indonesia and
currently serving as the Deputy Secretary-
General of ASEAN for Community and
Corporate Affairs. Dr. Mochtan holds an
extensive portfolio in international
organizations within and beyond in ASEAN.
This includes positions in the Asian
Productivity Organization (APO), the Japan
ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and as a
Human Rights Officer of the
United Nations Transitional Authority (UNTAC) in
Dr. AKP Cambodia. Dr. Mochtan had raised awareness of the
Mochtan importance of youth and their voice in China-ASEAN
relations and ways youth could step up to make an impact.

Wu Wei is the Deputy Secretary-General of the

All-China Youth Federation. In his opening speech
in last year's conference, he expressed his hope for
youths to become successors of China-ASEAN
friendly relations, forerunners of China-ASEAN
cooperation, and pioneers of China-ASEAN's
involvement in the international fora. He called
upon youths to be united and take on the role of
youth leaders to build a harmonious China-
ASEAN community with a shared future.
Wu Wei

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 Y.B. (Yang YB Liew Chin Tong is a Malaysian politician who
Berhormat) served as the Deputy Defence Minister of Malaysia.
Liew Chin In the opening ceremony of the 11th China-
Tong ASEAN Youth Camp cum the 4th China-ASEAN
Youth Summit, he expressed that the ASEAN
community's diversity could help China
understand the world and enable it to grow into a
superpower with its influence without causing
anxiety. He believed that being closed to China
could serve as the entry and exit point for the
raising power even for small grouping nations like
ASEAN. Therefore, he mentioned that youths as
the future leaders of countries play an important
role in enhancing the relationship between China
and ASEAN.

Mr. Li Bolun is the Co-founder of Development

Innovation Insider (Diinsider). He has a vast
experience researching on social issues, business
activity, and sustainable development in
ASEAN. After gracing our summit as a guest
speaker last year, he shared his experience again
during the special edition of our summit——
The ASEAN Youth Symposium on Healthcare.
Sharing about how
countries can achieve Universal Health Coverage, Mr. Li
emphasized that the country's size or level of development is not
Li Bolun
the determining factor of how the well Covid-19 is managed.
Instead, the focus should be on the socio-economic factors on
public health management and how various stakeholders work
together.

Envisioning a New Future through Youth Synergy— Fresh

Perspectives on China-ASEAN Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era
 Here is a sneak peek of what you can look
forward to in the 5th China-ASEAN Youth
Summit!

1. Model ASEAN Summit

The Model ASEAN Summit is a

signature of the China-ASEAN
Youth Summit where delegates
discuss key issues in a format that
replicates real ASEAN Summits and
“The ASEAN Way” of consensus. In
each committee, delegates will
represent a country and come up
with solutions to form a cooperative
blueprint after all discussions.

This year, the Model-ASEAN summit

features topics crucial to the post-
covid era, emcompassing security,
health technological and economic.
Through these discussion sessions, we
hope delegates gain a deeper
understanding of regional cooperation
networks and to envision the region’s
recovery and prosperity together.

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1.1 This year’s model ASEAN committees
are as follows:

** will be finalized at a later date depending on the number of delegates recruited

Envisioning a New Future through Youth Synergy— Fresh

Perspectives on China-ASEAN Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era
 What are the greatest challenges for the region on the road to recovery?
Are current cooperation frameworks enough to meet new needs that
have emerged following the crisis? How can different stakeholders work
together to expedite the progress of regional development? If you are
looking from real-world experience to supplement your textbook
research, the dialogue session will feed your curiosity. To supplement
discussions in the Model-ASEAN Summit, we will invite guest speakers
with expertise across various disciplines from the public sector, non-
governmental organisations and the private sector to give their take on
prospects for the region. The expert dialogue session provides an
opportunity for delegates to tap on the experience of the guest panel to
inquire about specific areas of interest on latest post-Covid
developments. Insights gained from the session will supplement the
solutioning process in the model-ASEAN summit. Don’t miss out on this
rare opportunity to broaden your horizons!

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In previous installations of the
summit, the Cultural Night was the
highlight segment that facilitated
cultural exchange and immersion
through cultural performances, food
and traditional games. In the coming
edition of the summit, we have
designed a series of activities that will
give delegates and equally immersive
and hands-on experience to
understand other cultures.

Envisioning a New Future through Youth Synergy— Fresh

Perspectives on China-ASEAN Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era
 What other hands-on experience can beat a guided handicraft
workshop? Through this 3-hour session, you may try your hand at
making a traditional craft! Choices include Indonesian Batik
painting, Malaysian Wau Bulan (moon-kite), traditional Laotian
lantern, Chinese Knots and more! Learn more about the history and
traditional art of your selected country through this session and
bring home a piece of this conference uniquely made by you!

It is time to have fun! After the academic conference, unwind with our
cultural festival night. You may choose to showcase special traits of your
culture through interactive presentations or vote for the presentation that
left you the most in awe. Submit your handicraft from the handicraft
workshop and stand a chance to win attractive prizes! Last but not least,
explore a new language at our “language booths” through folksongs. Who
knows, you may pick up a new language to learn after this splendid night!

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Don’t miss this chance to learn more about the culture of different
countries, build friendships, and gain new insights to regional
development!

If cultural immersion and intellectual debate sound just for you,

hesitate no more and fill up the online registration form to register for
the 5th China-ASEAN Youth Summit! We accept applications on a
rolling basis; thus, the application window will close once all-
conference spots have been filled. We will review each application
comprehensively and you will hear from us by the end of January 2021
on the results of the selection.

Envisioning a New Future through Youth Synergy— Fresh

Perspectives on China-ASEAN Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era
 Registration link: https://wj.qq.com/s2/7638918/fe41
Application period: 21st December 2020 – 29th January 2021
Conference Fee: FREE of charge
Required documents in application : English CV
Short write-up

You will be required to prepare a short write-up (no more than 1000 characters)
on one of the questions below:

For ASEAN students: How do you envision your country’s bilateral

relations with China to evolve in the post-Covid-19 era?
For Chinese students: Pick any ASEAN country that you are interested
How do you envision China’s bilateral relations with that country to
evolve in the post-Covid-19 era?

For ASEAN students: Describe your country’s involvement in ASEAN.

For Chinese students: Describe China-ASEAN relations.

(NOTE: Please do not copy and paste a large chunk of texts from official
websites. Applicants should preferably be able to provide personal opinions and
views instead of quoting facts from websites.)

Once again, should you have any questions, feel free to drop us an email at
cays_liaison@outlook.com, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you.

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主办 sponsored by
北京⼤学东南亚协会
Southeast-Asia Association of Peking University

指导单位 guided by
中国东盟中⼼ ASEAN-China Centre
北京⼤学留学⽣办公室
International Student Division, Office of
International Relations, Peking University

协办单位 co-organizer
北京⼤学国际关系学院团委
Youth League Committee, School of International
Relations, Peking University

⽀持单位 supported by
The Young SEAkers
ASEAN Youth Organization

第五届
中国-东盟
The 5th
China-ASEAN
⻘年峰会 Youth Summit

Envisioning a New Future through Youth Synergy— Fresh

Perspectives on China-ASEAN Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era
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