The Sydney Morning Herald reports that measures to counter China’s trade strikes and other “grey zone” attacks will top the agenda when Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton travel to the United States later this month for talks with the Biden administration. The article refers to research published this week that urges Australia and the US to diversify their economic partners and reduce dependence on any single source to deal with the risk of China’s trade strikes.
Defence3 September 2021