Publication

This paper examines the broad range of actors and techniques used in China's economic statecraft so as to understand how effective it is in helping to achieve the country's foreign policy goals. The author says that Chinese leaders do have a number of economic measures to advance their diplomatic agenda. However, he also argues that competing interests within China, rising regional anxiety, and domestic economic challenges limit the effectiveness of the country's economic statecraft. Consequently, he suggests that suspicions that China will manipulate its trade to undermine Australia's autonomy or security are overblown.