Trade tensions and economic coercion: What is next for the US-China-Australia relationship?

Published: May 28, 2020, 2:30 a.m.

b"While the United States and China have been engaged in a trade war for the past several years, recent actions by Beijing seem to have thrust Australia into one as well. With Australian barley, beef, iron ore and higher education all being threatened, the threat is no longer theoretical. Australia is not alone in facing coercive economic pressure from China, but the suddenness and intensity of Beijing's recent actions have caught many by surprise. Understanding the pattern of Chinese behaviour around the world, and the tools which are effective in responding, will be critical as Australia charts its course forward. \\n\\nTo discuss these issues, USSC hosted a webinar event featuring the authors of A New Arsenal for Competition - Elizabeth Rosenberg, Peter Harrell and Ashley Feng of the Center for a New American Security - along with John Lee and Charles Edel of the United States Studies Centre."