China is gearing up for global competition with a Biden-led United States. That’s reducing Australia’s room to move. But it also makes it more important for us to get right the things we can control. To make smarter China choices, Australia should change the way it debates, formulates and implements China policy.
From China’s perspective, Australia is a frustrating anomaly in need of correction; a country that remains firmly allied with the US despite its apparent economic dependence on China. Not only has Canberra failed to toe Beijing’s line, it has actively questioned China on issues ranging from 5G telecommunications to COVID-19.
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Labor has accused the Morrison government of failing to act on a two-year-old blueprint for deepening ties with India, after Australia’s new trade minister vowed to push for a free trade agreement between the two countries.
Australian exporters have been scrambling to find other markets after China – the top trading partner – clamped down on a range of imports including wine, barley, coal and seafood over the past year.
The value of Australian exports to China decreased by $1.2bn or 10% in November, according to monthly figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week.
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China s rise exposes the myth of the liberal global order
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Why do we hear so much about the liberal global order, when the truth is, it never existed? It was never a global order and it was not liberal.
The phrase itself is a modern invention coming into vogue really only in recent decades, yet it is presented as holy writ.
In the past few weeks, this mythical order has been invoked as a means of dealing with a disruptive, authoritarian China.