In the Media | April 2021
"The #business sector in Australia is already seen to be embracing the strategy, with Dan Tehan MP launching a report... on how to employ a 'China and' rather than a 'China or' model." - South China Morning Post referencing the Asia Society Australia and Business Council of Australia Asia Taskforce 'A Second Chance' report.
“[Southeast Asia is] dealing with a more assertive, ideological and transactional China. And they are looking to build positive connections with the new U.S. administration” - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Frances Adamson's 'Leaders on Asia' address in The Australian.
"I think there's been a tendency in the media and elsewhere to overstate what these memorandums really are about." - Asia Society Australia Scholar-In-Residence Bates Gill on the scrapping of Victoria's Belt and Road agreement on 3AW radio.
"Adamson says geostrategic competition is focused increasingly on the stability and character of the regional order in the Indo-Pacific." - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Frances Adamson's Asia Society Australia Leaders On Asia address in The Australian Financial Review from National Affairs Columnist Jennifer Hewett.
"Adamson said Australian leaders and policymakers were 'navigating a new and immensely challenging period in the Indo-Pacific'" - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Frances Adamson's Asia Society Australia Leaders On Asia address in the Guardian Australia.
"It notes the risks of doing business in and with China have increased dramatically" - Simon Draper of the Asia New Zealand Foundation, referencing the complex relationship between Australia and China explored in the #Asia Taskforce report from Asia Society Australia and Business Council of Australia with knowledge partners PwC Australia and The University of Sydney Business School, in Stuff.co.nz.
"Australia's [economy] faces a complex task — managing Beijing’s trade retaliation while seeking to renew its business profile in the region." - Paul Kelly, Editor-At-Large of The Australian, refers to the Asia Taskforce report from Asia Society Australia and Business Council of Australia, with knowledge partners PwC Australia and The University of Sydney Business School.
"We should take a Team Australia approach to how we navigate the very complex Indo-Pacific environment" - Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan MP on the #Asia Taskforce report from Asia Society Australia and Business Council of Australia, speaking with Haidi Stroud-Watts on Bloomberg LP's Daybreak Asia.
"There is an unprecedented opportunity for Australia in Asia." - Mark van Dyck, Chair of the Asia Taskforce, and initiative of Asia Society Australia and Business Council of Australia with knowledge partners PwC Australia and The University of Sydney Business School, on Sky News Australia.
"It provides a blueprint for Australia to compete more successfully in the region." - Asia Society Australia and Business Council of Australia #Asia Taskforce report 'A Second Chance' in The West Australian.
"Dan Tehan MP said the time is now for #Australia to engage with the Indo-Pacific region, and he maintained that Australia wants a friendly relationship with China." - Asia Society Australia and Business Council of Australia Asia Taskforce report in South China Morning Post.
"Trade Minister Dan Tehan MP said there needed to be a 'Team Australia' approach in re-building the relationship with China involving business, government and society more broadly." - Asia Society Australia and Business Council of Australia Asia Taskforce report in The Sydney Morning Herald.
"Trade Minister Dan Tehan MP unveiled a new strategy on Wednesday to help 'Team Australia win in Asia', saying the Indo-Pacific presented a much more complex strategic environment than in past decades." - the Asia Society Australia and Business Council of Australia Asia Taskforce report in The Australian today.