The 34th Annual NRL Workshop on Infectious Diseases and NRL Workshop on Molecular Diagnostics was held at the Wrest Point Hotel in Hobart, Australia from 15-19 October 2017. China International Transfusion Infection Control (CITIC) organized a delegation to participate in the workshop. Seven persons from Shanghai Blood Center, Jiangsu Provincial Blood Center and Guangzhou Blood Center communicated with colleagues from Australia during the workshop. In addition, two persons have also been invited to give an oral presentation at the workshop.