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We’re letting Xi Jinping weaponise economics all over again

We’re letting Xi Jinping weaponise economics all over again

by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 15, 2025 | China, Policy

So, prime minister Albanese is in China for his fourth meeting with Xi Jinping, accompanied by a large Australian business delegation.  We hear from the government that now they have ‘stabilised the relationship’ with Beijing, it’s time to grow our two way...
When free trade ain’t free: Xi Jinping plays pretend with our enthusiastic prime minister

When free trade ain’t free: Xi Jinping plays pretend with our enthusiastic prime minister

by Michael Shoebridge | Nov 26, 2024 | China, Indo Pacific, Policy

Back in 2017, early into Donald Trump’s first term as US President, China’s Communist Party leader Xi Jinping turned up to the Davos world economic forum and told the assembled corporate heavyweights and global leaders that China embraced globalisation and was...

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