Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is urging Australian businesses to continue to diversify their export markets amid what he describes as China's economic coercion. His call coincides with the release of a research paper by the United States Studies Centre arguing Australia and the United States need to expand their geo-economic cooperation to combat Beijing's bullying tactics. Co-author of the report Dr Darren Lim spoke about these issues with Patricia Karvelas on RN Drive.
Defence6 September 2021
Strategies against China's economic coercion
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Dr Darren Lim
Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics and International RelationsAustralian National University