Simmering tensions between Australia and China have not seen a drop in trade so far because of a firewall between politics and business.
That’s the view of Professor James Laurenceson - of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney - a recent FINSIA webinar presenter who spoke to InFinance as threats of bans circulated.
Eden Capital Chief Investment Officer Nicholas Boyd-Mathews also spoke on the subject, but pointed out that Australia’s post COVID-19 economic recovery would be harmed if the proposed bans spread to iron ore and did actually materialise.
Their views come as the chairmen of two of the nation's biggest companies warned relations with China were tinderbox that could threaten Australia's most valuable exports, including oil and gas and iron ore.
Though both FINSIA interviewees are confident a Biden presidency should go some way to dialling back the diplomatic rift.
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