6 November 2011 Last updated at 00:04 GMT

APECF hosts welcome dinner for the 90th China-visit of Mr. Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia

The welcome dinner to mark the 90th China visit of Mr. Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia, was co-hosted by Australia-China Club and Asia Pacific Exchange & Cooperation Foundation (APECF) and held at St. Regis Hotel in Beijing on November 6, 2011.

Mr. Hawke made a passionate speech during the welcome dinner, reviewing the history and forecasting the future of Sino-Australian relations. Meanwhile, he wrote an inscription to encourage APECF’s work.

Mr. Bob Hawke (left), former Prime Minister of Australia, with Mr. Xiao Wunan, Executive Vice President of APECF