With an eye toward winning Chinese Australian votes, Peter Dutton is simultaneously attempting a softening on some fronts – ...

Background explainers, news and analysis on China-Australia relations, including trade and investment and the impact of wider issues such as the US-China trade war and South China Sea.

Trade and aggression are the two ends of the dilemma faced by Australia and which configure the Australia-China relationship. Trump's "America First" policy approach makes it more difficult to ...

Donald Trump’s burgeoning trade war with Colombia might not change the price of coffee at Aussie cafes, but there could be ...

The first impact falls directly on the trade relationship. Sanctions make it more difficult ... Unfortunately it works against the normalization of Australia-China trade relationships.