The world is changing and changing fast. Who would have thought our barley, wine and lobster industries would find themselves priced out of China? Or that the Victorian Government making such a big deal about signing on to the Belt and Road Initiative would be the cause of controversy barely two years after a memorandum of understanding was signed?

It’s baffling really – our number one trading partner is now apparently an enemy. Where does this all go from here?

What changed? Was it the search for the origins of the latest Corona Virus? The toughening up of the Foreign Investment rules or the closeness the Morrison Government sought with the US Trump Administration? Whatever the cause the Australian relationship with China is deteriorating and that has implications for the entire region.

In a trade war like any other war, truth is the first casualty. Both sides blame the other as they make their moves and accusations,

We are independent journalists watching how this all unfolds and trying to watch the back and forth objectively.

We want to make sense of what is going and understand the implications as events unfold.

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