Australia at mercy of ‘coercive trade warfare’ as China and US continue rivalry

Recent trade tensions with China are part of a global economic fight that has been brewing for a decade', leading analyst says

Australia is badly exposed to the rising trend of coercive trade warfare", with both China and the US using economic levers to pursue their great power rivalry, a leading analyst says.

After China targeted a range of Australian export sectors as the relationship soured last year, and given the Trump administration also pursued coercive" trade practices, a new report calls on the Australian government to adapt its policies and add to its geoeconomic toolkit".