Australia's not likely to catch a cold, just a sniffle from China's economic downturn
- Written by James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
There are few more reliable narratives in the business and financial press than, “If China sneezes, Australia will catch a cold”.
Such simple stories are likely part of the explanation why polling by the Australia-China Relations Institute finds three-quarters of Australians think our economy is “too reliant on China”.
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