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Record Nr.

UNINA9910668887703321

Titolo

Australia and China at 40 / / edited by James Reilly and Jingdong Yuan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, Australia : , : University of New South Wales Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-74224-591-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

382.0994051

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Australia Commerce China

Australia Foreign relations China

China Commerce Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Australia's relations with China in a new era -- Historical legacies -- 1. 'The world changes': Australia's China policy in the wake of empire -- 2. From Kapyong to Kapyong: A cycle in Australia-China relations -- Hard or false choices? -- 3. Never having to choose: China's rise and Australian security -- 4. Managing off-balance tripartite relations: How to avoid unnecessary confrontation -- Economic interdependence -- 5. Sino-Australian economic relations: A general review -- 6. China's resources trade and investment with Australia -- Australia-China relations in bilateral and regional contexts -- 7. Divergence in Australia's economic and security interests? -- 8. East Asian regional co-operation and Sino-Australian relations -- 9. How your attitudes help shape relations with China -- Conclusion -- Australia and the China boom -- Notes -- List of abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

For the first time, Australia's leading trading partner is not a democracy. Rather, it is a powerful authoritarian state with a fast-growing economy, a rapidly modernising military and bold global ambition. How should Australia respond to the seemingly unstoppable and dazzlingly swift rise of China? To mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and the People's Republic of



China, expert writers - from Australia and China - come together here to analyse how both countries relate to each other. They cast light on security and economic issues, trade and investment, and po