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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