ACPPRC was founded in July 2000.  Its aims are to unite all overseas efforts to promote and support the reunification of China and to help strengthen the friendly relations and promote exchanges and co-operation between China and Australia.
 
In the past seven years, ACPPRC has been making great efforts to achieve these aims.  In 2002, ACPPRC hosted the “China’s Peaceful Reunification and World Peace” World Congress in Sydney, which attracted over 1000 delegates from China’s Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao and from Europe, America, Africa, Oceania and other Asian countries.  Former US President Bill Clinton was invited as one of the key-note speakers at the Congress.  The significant outcome of this Congress has left a strong and positive impact world-wide in promoting the peaceful reunification of China.

Special efforts have been made to bring Australia’s advanced medical services and technology to China to help restore eye sight of the cataract sufferers in China’s remote ethnic regions. Since 2003, “Eyes on China” free medical missions have been sent to Tibet in 2003, Sichuan in 2004, Yunnan in 2005, Xinjiang in 2006 and Inner Mongolia in 2007. Over 30 Australian eye surgeons and medical staff have voluntarily participated in the successive missions and offered their selfless services to cure over 2000 cataract cases.

ACPPRC, through its chairperson Mr. William Chiu, initiated and organised official visits by NSW Parliamentary delegation to Tibet and the ties of sister city relationship between Kogarah and Burwood Councils and China’s Dunhuang City and Liuzhou City.  
 
In promoting cultural and economic exchanges, ACPPRC invited a Tibet Buddhist Delegation headed by His Reverend Living Buddha Mr. Drubkang to visit Australia in 2005.  The Hon. Philip Ruddock, Attorney General, received Living Buddha Drubkang in the Parliament House in Canberra.  His Reverend Living Buddha Drubkang was also invited to address the state parliaments of NSW, Queensland and Victoria and universities. Another Tibetan Mayors Delegation was invited to visit Australia to promote cultural and economic co-operation in 2006.

Being a very significant and influential community organisation, ACPPRC has made donations to the victims of NSW bushfire, drought and also to “Chinese Philosophy Seminar” hosted by Western Sydney University and to the research of Leukemia at NSW University.  

All these efforts by ACPPRC have won acclaims and support from not only the Chinese government but also from the Australian mainstream. ACPPRC has the honor of three former Australian Prime Ministers: the Rt. Hon. Malcolm Fraser AC CH, the Hon. Bob Hawke AC and the Hon. Gough Whitlam as our patrons.

The Hon. Philip Ruddock, federal Attorney General, and the Hon. Gary Hardgrave, federal Minister for Immigration and Citizen Affairs, attended and witnessed the launching of “2004 Eyes on China -- Sichuan” medical mission.

The Hon. Morris Iemma, NSW Premier, and the Hon. John Watkins, Deputy NSW Premier, received ACPPRC members and “Eyes on China” medical team members in his office building and witnessed the launch of “2006 Eyes on China -- Xinjiang”.

The Hon. Bob Carr, former NSW Premier, attended and witnessed the launch of the “2003 Eyes on Tibet” medical mission and hosted dinner for the medical team after their return.

The Hon. John Mills, chairperson of NSW Parliamentary Committees, and his wife joined in the “2005 Eyes on China -- Yunnan” medical mission and observed the successful performance of cataract removal surgery to over 300 cases. He gave an eye-witness report to NSW Parliament Assembly about his tour to Yunnan, in which he spoke highly of ACPPRC “Eyes on China -- Yunnan”. His report was recorded in NSW Parliament dossier.