The Second Meeting of China-Australia Forum (CAF), organized jointly by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Centre on China in the World of the Australian National University, was held in Beijing on November 15^th. More than 30 delegates from China and Australia, including government officials, business leaders, academia and media personages attended the meeting. Mr. Li Zhaoxing, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of National People’s Congress and head of the Chinese delegation, and Mr. Gareth Evans, Former Australian Foreign Minister and head of the Australian delegation delivered opening remarks respectively, and participated in the discussion. As the meeting took place on the eve of the 40^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia, the delegates reviewed the past and looked into the future of the bilateral relationship. The discussions were featured by topics of strengthening political mutual trust, enhancing bilateral trade and economic cooperation, and intensifying personnel and cultural exchanges and cooperation. Suggestions for the further development of China-Australian relations in the long run were put forward by both sides during the discussion.