CHINA – FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS – AUSTRALIA

Beijing’s bully diplomacy mushrooming

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Original article by Ben Packham
The Australian – Page: 2 : 1-Sep-20

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has identified 152 examples of non-military coercion by the Chinese Communist Party in the last 10 years, of which 17 were directed at Australia. The ASPI found that state-issued threats were the most common form of coercion, with trade and tourism restrictions being the second most common. The ASPI notes that the federal government’s call in April for an investigation into the origins and handling of COVID-19 was the ‘trigger’ for a number of coercive actions by the CCP, including a state-based threat of economic retaliation by Chinese ambassador Cheng Jingye, and trade restrictions on barley and beef.

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AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE LIMITED, COMMUNIST PARTY (CHINA)

Our miracle delivers Aussie dream: China

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Original article by Ben Packham
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 1-Oct-19

China’s ambassador to Australia, Cheng ­Jingye, says China does not want to dominate the world, but to build a better life for its citizens. Speaking on the eve of the 70th anniversary of China’s communist revolution, Cheng said that although China is now the world’s second biggest economy, it could be another 30 years before it can regarded as developed. He says Australia would do well to remember that it has China to thank for its economic success, and that there needs to be greater mutual respect between the two countries.

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Work with us, not against us, China urges Australia

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Original article by Michael Smith, Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 9-Nov-18

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne met with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on 8 November, with Wang telling Payne that the two countries should work together on funding infrastructure in the Pacific region, rather than trying to compete against each other. Wang said he hoped that China and Australia could further boost their trade and economic ties, and that the decision by Australia to block the Hong Kong-based CKI Group’s planned takeover of APA Group would not hurt the relationship between the two countries.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, CHEUNG KONG INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED, APA GROUP – ASX APA

China poised to boost investment in Australia

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Original article by Scott Murdoch, Annabel Hepworth, Wang Yuanyuan
The Australian – Page: 19 : 3-Feb-15

China’s State Council has ruled that the nation will use its $US3trn ($A3.9trn) worth of foreign currency reserves to make investments overseas. The targets will include major infrastructure projects, and Australia is set to be among the nations benefiting from the inflow of funds. The groundwork was laid by the Australian Government’s recent signing of a new free trade agreement with China. However some uncertainty remains on the issue of Chinese state-owned enterprises needing approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board for large asset purchases

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AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, CHINA. STATE COUNCIL, BANK OF AMERICA AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MERRILL LYNCH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, HSBC AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD, CORRS CHAMBERS WESTGARTH, INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIPS AUSTRALIA, QINGHUA UNIVERSITY

China pact sees miners duck tariffs

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Original article by Sid Maher, Scott Murdoch
The Australian – Page: 5 : 22-Oct-14

The Chinese Government recently declared new tariffs of 3% and 6% on imports of metallurgical and thermal coal respectively. However, Australian producers will be spared the measure, as Trade Minister Andrew Robb has negotiated a zero tariff in the talks on a new free-trade agreement between the two nations. Meanwhile Prime Minister Tony Abbott is being criticised by some of his Coalition MPs over failing to roll out a promised tightening of foreign investment limits in the agricultural sector

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20), WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION, CHINA. MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Race against time to wrap up China FTA

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Original article by Rowan Callick
The Australian – Page: 17 : 20-Oct-14

Chinese President Xi Jinping will in November 2014 travel to Brisbane to attend the Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit. The Australian Government aims to finalise a free-trade agreement with China by that date, and insiders say that only six of the 20 issues in the document still require more talks. The Minister-Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Chinese embassy, Huang Rengang, says Australian Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce is correct in scaling back expectations for the nation to become "Asia’s food bowl". Huang also notes that trade between the two countries grew 19% year-on-year during the first three quarters of calendar 2014

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE, GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20), ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS, WORLD BANK, PORT OF MELBOURNE CORPORATION PTY LTD, SHENHUA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED – ASX SHU