With a trillion-dollar trade surplus, is China’s goal really to make everything ‘better and cheaper’ at home? The reality is not so simple.
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Trump appears to be transforming strategic national security decisions into transactional deals where everything has a price.
Tariffs are taxes on imports, but the costs don’t stay at the border.
The US dollar still dominates trade for now. But new research suggests Australia’s banks are unprepared for a world where China’s currency plays a much larger role.
The optimal and safe use of agricultural inputs to increase food production is key to achieving global food security.
If reports are true, the ‘ban’ is less of a final break than a negotiation tactic. It is China’s way of showing Australia the old rules no longer apply.
Trading partners around the world will be watching closely as the legal fight over tariffs escalates.
The battle over parcel shipments is a microcosm of the larger strategic competition between the US and China.
The foundations of our economic boom are shifting. Australia needs to position itself at the centre of new green industries.
As the US winds back some of its highest tariff threats, Australia should see a small benefit.
The US is Australia’s biggest export market for pharmaceuticals. If the tariffs go ahead, manufacturing could suffer.
Trump believes the United States holds all the cards in trade talks. That’s not necessarily the case.
The European Union wants to reserve specific food names for its own producers. Australia argues these are generic names and we should keep them.
Amid the chaos of Trump’s tariff wars, there is an opening for Australia to seize the moment with new trade partnerships.
The ruling against the Trump administration was based on two separate lawsuits. But there’s little chance it will bring global trade chaos to an end.
Negotiations will continue while lower tariff rates are in place for 90 days. But free trade belongs to a bygone era.
Somalia’s competitiveness in global markets has weakened owing to climate change and conflict.
Chinese products that would have gone to the American market might be diverted to developing countries such as Nigeria.
International students are part of communities nationwide. Declines in their enrollment could mean economic trouble for cities and towns across the country.
With the United States and China fighting over access to critical minerals used in tech and defence, Australia finds itself in a unique strategic position.
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Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, Adelaide University
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Trade, Adelaide University
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Professor of Trade Law and Taxation, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Professor in Animal Welfare, Curtin University
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Barnet Sherman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Multinational Finance and Trade, Boston University
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Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, Adelaide University
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Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology