Australia's Strategic Responses to the Us-China Rivalry and Implications to Korea

11 Pages Posted: 10 Nov 2022

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Ina Choi

Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

Sunhyung Lee

Montclair State University

Jae-Ho Lee

Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

Soeun Kim

Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

Date Written: July 28, 2022

Abstract

As in other Asia-Pacific countries, boosting trade with China has provided a growth engine for Australia's economy. Australia shared concerns over security threats posed by China’s military expansion, but up until the mid-2010s hard balancing against China did not seem to be an option for Australia. Australia’s recent moves against China, however, signal that Canberra has reset its China policy, with an overhaul of its national security and defense strategy. The shift of Australia’s China policy is an interesting case to explore how the regional order is likely to evolve in the growing US-China competition. Assessing Australia’s recent foreign policy is also relevant to Korea, both in terms of navigating Korea’s relations with the US and China and enhancing strategic ties between Australia and Korea. Against this backdrop, this study unravels Australia’s strategic responses to the changing regional order and draw implications for Korea's foreign policy.

Keywords: Australia, Australia-China trade disputes, Australia-ROK partnership

Suggested Citation

Choi, Ina and Lee, Sunhyung and Lee, Jae-Ho and Kim, Soeun, Australia's Strategic Responses to the Us-China Rivalry and Implications to Korea (July 28, 2022). KIEP Research Paper, World Economy Brief 22-30, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4270960 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4270960

Ina Choi (Contact Author)

Korea Institute for International Economic Policy ( email )

[30147] Building C, Sejong National Research Compl
Seoul, 370
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

Sunhyung Lee

Montclair State University ( email )

Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
United States

Jae-Ho Lee

Korea Institute for International Economic Policy ( email )

[30147] Building C, Sejong National Research Compl
Seoul, 370
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

Soeun Kim

Korea Institute for International Economic Policy ( email )

[30147] Building C, Sejong National Research Compl
Seoul, 370

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