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Trade war looms: lessons from the China-Australia trade deal that shaped a nation
As tensions mount, leaders reveal the hard-fought lessons that could prevent an economic fallout
With a trade war being threatened amid growing political chaos and global uncertainty, The Big Picture sits down with former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, the visionary who recognised the importance of a trade deal with China which reshaped the economic future of both nations. Now Howard, and Andrew Robb, his Trade Minister who led 21 rounds of negotiation to make that vision a reality, talk exclusively about the looming dangers to the bilateral relationship if the lessons from the past are forgotten.