CESA holds an annual international conference in Australia. It also holds events on an irregular basis with international partners overseas. CESA is most grateful to a number of organisations that have provided sponsorship to its conferences, including The Ford Foundation (Beijing Office), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Education Office of the Chinese Embassy in Canberra, Australia-China Council of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and AusAid. All the conference host institutions are also major sponsors of CESA conferences.
The 29th CESA Annual conference will be held at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia in 2017.
PAST CONFERENCES
| Year | Theme | Location | Convenor |
| 2019 | The “New Normal Growth” and the Global Impact of Chinese Economy | Monash University | Dr Qingyuan Du |
| 2018 | China’s Economy in Xi Jinping’s ‘New Era’ | University of Technology Sydney | Dr Xunpeng Shi, Professor James Laurenceson |
| 2017 | China’s “New Normal” Growth: Opportunities and Challenges | University of Western Australia | Professor Yanrui Wu |
| 2016 | In Search of New Sources of Growth: What China Should Do Next? | James Cook University | Dr Sizhong Sun, Dr Hongbo Liu and Professor Zhangyue Zhou |
| 2015 | Sustainable development and capital markets: China’s role in the world economy | University of Wollongong | Dr Shiguang Ma, Professor Brian Andrew and Professor Gary Tian |
| 2014 | China at the Crossroads: The New Phase of Economic Reforms, Industrial Upgrading and Economic Development | Monash University | Associate Professor Tony Fang |
| 2013 | China: Economic Challenges in a New Era | The University of Queensland | Dr James Laurenceson |
| 2012 | Balance and Harmony in China’s Economic Development | The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia | Dr Jane Golley |
| 2011 | China’s Growth and the World Economy | University of Western Australia, WA | Professor Yanrui Wu |
| 2010 (July) | China: Economic Prosperity and Business Opportunities in the New Decade | La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic | Dr Kok-Boon Oh |
| 2010 (April) | Economic Opening-Up and the Construction of Resource-Saving and Environment-Friendly Society in China | Hunan University, Changsha, China | Prof Zhangyue Zhou |
| 2009 | China in the post WTO environment: bilateral financial flows and investment strategies | RMIT University, Melbourne, Vic | Dr Lilai Xu |
| 2008 | 30 Years of Economic Reforms in China: Retrospect and Outlook | James Cook University | A/Prof Zhangyue Zhou |
| 2007 | China’s Conformity to the WTO: Progress and Challenges | Australian National University | Prof Ross Garnaut, Dr Chunlai Chen and A/Prof Ligang Song |
| 2006 | Emerging China: Internal Challenges and Global Implications | Victoria University, Melbourne | Dr Enjiang Cheng and Professor Peter Sheehan |
| 2005 | Transition, Growth and Globalisation | University of Western Australia | A/Professor Yanrui Wu |
| 2004 | Outlook China: Growth vs Development | University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld | Dr James Laurenceson |
| 2003 | China in the New Era | RMIT University, Melbourne, Vic | Dr Lilai Xu |
| 2002 | Chinese Economy: Social, Economic, Institutional, and International Dimensions | The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW | Dr Guanghua Wan and Dr Zhangyue Zhou |
| 2001 | China’s Economy: Confronting Restructuring, Stability and International Competitiveness | The University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW | Associate Professor Charles Harvey |
| 2001 | International Workshop on the Chinese Economy | Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai, China | Dr Yanrui Wu and the SASS team |
| 2000 | China: Growth Sustainability in the 21st Century | Australian National University, Canberra | Dr Ligang Song |
| 1999 | China in the World Economy | The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC | Dr Xiaoguang Zhang and Professor Peter Lloyd |
| 1998 | Where is the Chinese Economy Heading? | The University of Sydney, Orange, NSW | Dr Zhangyue Zhou and Dr Guanghua Wan |
| 1997 | The Economies of Greater China: Growth, Opportunities and Risks | The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA | Dr Yanrui Wu |
| 1996 | China and the Asia Pacific Economy | The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD | Dr Joseph Chai and Professor Clem Tisdell |
| 1995 | China’s Economy towards 2000 | La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC | Dr Gary Tian |
| 1993 | China and East Asian Economies in the 1990s | Australian National University, Canberra | Dr Guonan Ma |
| 1992 | Chinese Economy in Transition | The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA | Dr Yanrui Wu |
| 1991 | Trade, Investment and Economic Prospects in China’s Three Economies | Monash University, Melbourne, VIC | Dr Jianguo Wang |
| 1990 | China: Trade and Reform | Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW | Dr Jordan Shan |
| 1989 | Economic Issues in China | Australian National University, Canberra | Dr Yongzheng Yang and his team |
| 1987 | China’s Economic Development | Australian National University, Canberra | Dr Yongzheng Yang and his team |