Commentary
The prospect of a return to the previous era of trade between Australia and China has been the subject of considerable speculation in recent weeks following meetings between officials from both nations.
The prospective thaw in relations saw corporate executives, including university vice-chancellors, flocking back to China with excited alacrity, eager to recreate the business model of the past.
While some commentators have concluded that the thaw in trade relations was due to a new, more conciliatory approach by the Labor government to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the reality is that the regime is acting out of its economic interests….