Paper proposals are invited to showcase latest advancements in, but not limited to, the following topic areas:Chinese language and discourse: e.g. discourse and grammar, discourse and society, language change and development, language and social changeChinese language and literature: e.g. language and new/web literatureChinese language and culture: e.g., language and new media, intercultural communication, multilingualism and translanguagingChinese language and education: e.g. Chinese teaching and learning, Chinese teacher education, Chinese proficiency assessmentThe working language of the conference will be either English or Chinese.