On July 27, the UK think tank Policy Exchange hosted an event [ https://policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/strategic-trade/] on "Strategic Trade" with former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (currently an adviser to the UK Board of Trade [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Trade]) giving the main

Following up on this discussion [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/kurt-campbell-on-u-s-china-issues/] of the Australia-China relationship during a conversation with Kurt Campbell, there were two recent statements by Australian/Chinese government officials at press conferences that are worth noting on this issue.  There is no sign of either side backing down from

On July 6, the Asia Society Institute hosted a conversation with Kurt Campbell [https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/conversation-kurt-campbell-white-house-coordinator-indo-pacific] , who currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council. The conversation was led by Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd

At a meeting held on June 4, 2021, the Australian Senate Economics Legislation Committee discussed the situation of coal exports to China with representatives of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, focusing on ships carrying Australian coal being unable to enter Chinese ports and the impact on Australian

In the midst of rising economic [https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/australia-china-economic-and-trade-relations-are-heading-for-a-hard-reset/] and broader [https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/china-australia-slump-continues-to-deepen/] tensions between Australia and China, on March 2, 2021 the Australian government released its “post-implementation review” of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement ChAFTA (ChAFTA entered into force on December 20,