Demystifying Australia-China Trade Tensions

Zhou, W; Laurenceson, J

Demystifying Australia-China Trade Tensions

Zhou, W Laurenceson, J

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of World Trade, 2022, 56, (1), pp. 51-86
Issue Date:: 2022-12-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Zhou, W
dc.contributor.author	Laurenceson, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3991-0082
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-30T02:05:21Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-30T02:05:21Z
dc.date.issued	2022-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of World Trade, 2022, 56, (1), pp. 51-86
dc.identifier.issn	1011-6702
dc.identifier.issn	2210-2795
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/155697
dc.description.abstract	In 2020 Australia’s political relations with China plumbed new depths. Trade and other economic ties were also hit with disruption. Contributing to this deterioration, and complicating an accurate assessment of the consequences, has been a raft of misunderstandings. This article demystifies the bilateral trade tensions by exposing the deeper drivers of political friction, providing a critical assessment of the vulnerability of the Australian economy, and placing the current state of Australia’s relations with China in a comparative regional perspective. These discussions provide context for a detailed analysis of the legal issues that Chinese trade measures have created under the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the China – Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA). We show that these legal issues have been over-simplified in existing work. A clear understanding of these issues offers the best prospect for an improved relationship trajectory, serving both countries’ interests.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of World Trade
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2139/ssrn.3806162
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject	1402 Applied Economics, 1801 Law
dc.subject.classification	Law
dc.title	Demystifying Australia-China Trade Tensions
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	56
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics
utslib.for	1801 Law
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
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utslib.copyright.embargo	2024-01-01T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2022-03-30T02:05:17Z
pubs.issue	1
pubs.publication-status	Accepted
pubs.volume	56
utslib.citation.issue	1

Abstract:

In 2020 Australia’s political relations with China plumbed new depths. Trade and other economic ties were also hit with disruption. Contributing to this deterioration, and complicating an accurate assessment of the consequences, has been a raft of misunderstandings. This article demystifies the bilateral trade tensions by exposing the deeper drivers of political friction, providing a critical assessment of the vulnerability of the Australian economy, and placing the current state of Australia’s relations with China in a comparative regional perspective. These discussions provide context for a detailed analysis of the legal issues that Chinese trade measures have created under the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the China – Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA). We show that these legal issues have been over-simplified in existing work. A clear understanding of these issues offers the best prospect for an improved relationship trajectory, serving both countries’ interests.

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