In December 2015 the Australian and Chinese governments agreed to a bilateral Free Trade agreement. The agreement made 95% of all Australian exports into China tariff-free including agricultural products such as beef and dairy. Opponents of the deal included Unions who argued that it posed the risk of shipping jobs to China since it did not contain any labour market testing requirements. Proponents argue that the deal will grow the economy by giving exporters greater access to the expanding Chinese economy.
How can you (not) support something that you are not allowed to know all the details of?
How about a free trade agreement with other third world countries instead of continually feeding the monster in China. China pouring so much throw away trash into this country and Australia's are frittering their hard earned dollars on rubbish that turns into landfill. I want to see other countries from the third world given more opportunities to do trade with Australia.
Yes, but must be fair and reciprocal
@9ZMKQ9HIndependent4 days
No, Not until we have a reason to trade with them instead, and we aren't hostile to them.
Yes but only if they start acting like better global citizens
I personally don't have any opinions on this matter.
Yes, but I think we should work to improve Australian industries
Free market directives should be reduced in favour of more socialist initiatives
In principle but China has made it redundant by using trade to bully
it doesn't really effect me
No, we must focus on trading with closer partners such as Indonesia.
No, because China has imposed trade sanctions and tariffs.
No, instead move this Free Trade agreement to Japan, South Korea, Singapore or Indonesia.
We should transition away from China
do you see how china has been acting towards us?
We move away from China
Yes but we should try move away from China
Yes but we should move away from China as much as we can
We must slowly decrease our reliance on Chinese-Australian trade relations.
Yes and no. Yes but only if China meds its currency manipulation. No because they need much better animal welfare regulations.
Y’all are so scared of the Chinese and you’re letting it be known.
no,,, no deals with dirty communists
Deleted8mos
No Communists cannot be trusted
No free trade agreements should include ISDS
get them out of our ports
China runs its own agenda and has demonstrated that it does not respect our right to independent opinion, and its operations are not transparent. We should smile nicely and do what we can do reduce economic dependence
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