Australia’s Bi-Lateral Relationship with China

Running head: AUSTRALIA’S BI-LATERAL RELATION WITH CHINA
Australia’s Bi-Lateral Relationship with China
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1AUSTRALIA’S BI-LATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA
Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
1. Three Factors that influence Australia’s Bi-Lateral Relationship with China..................................2
1.1. Australia’s Economic Ties with China.....................................................................................2
1.2. Australia’s Strategic Relationship with China.........................................................................3
1.3. Australia’s Diplomatic Relationship with China......................................................................4
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................4
References.............................................................................................................................................6

2AUSTRALIA’S BI-LATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA
Introduction
Australia’s relationship with China, known often also as Sino-Australian relations,
alludes to the bilateral relationship that is shared between the Commonwealth of Australia
and the People’s Republic of China. The very first Chinese consulate in the country of
Australia was established in the year of 1909 with official diplomatic relations between the
two nations formally being established in the year of 1941 (Beeson & Zeng, 2017). This
report outlines the economic, strategic and diplomatic relationship shared between Australia
and China over the years, with special reference to economic ties. The paper argues that
Australia enjoys a balanced and harmonious bi-lateral relationship and concludes by
stating that Australia should continue to work on this strategic relationship in order for
both countries to be benefit from such a relationship in the long run.
1. Three Factors that influence the Relationship shared by Australia
with China on a Bilateral Level
1.1. Economic Ties between China and Australia
A few years following the official establishment of diplomatic ties between the
People’s Republic of China and Australia, market oriented reforms were started by China
leading to an increasing as well as significant expansion of bilateral trading ties between the
two countries. Owing to the strong demand in China for coal, liquefied natural gas, and iron
ore, Australia ranks as one of the most important trading partners for Australia (Thomas,
2017). In fact exports from Australia to China, is something that has helped Australia as a
country to survive the adverse impact of an economic meltdown in the course of the last
couple of years. Many important mining countries in Australia are seen to rely very heavily
on China as well as on countries such as India for its exports. The items that are exported by
China to Australia include toys, computers, sporting equipment, prams, telecommunications