Mercury Principal, Heath Baker, writes in the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter that Australia must continue to trade with China. But with bilateral relations at a historic low, the impact of Chinese economic coercion will fall squarely on Australian businesses.
Businesses need to know about economic coercion when it’s attempted and have a clear understanding of the other the risks of trading with China, from trade disruption to cyber targeting to arbitrary detention.
You can read the article at https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/managing-chinese-economic-risks-means-more-diversification