WorldAsiaPrint articleAustralia embraces dollar diplomacyGreg Earl | If diplomacy is simply war by another means, as Zhou Enlai once observed,what is economic diplomacy?Greg EarlContributorUpdated Aug 21, 2014 – 6.22am, first published at Aug 20, 2014 – 4.54pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIf diplomacy is simply war by another means, what is economic diplomacy? Perhaps just domestic policy practised from abroad.As two of the government’s quietly more effective ministers put the finishing touches to their renovation of Australia’s approach to the world this week, the question is whether this is just a shiny new coat of paint or a significant change in international relations.Loading...Greg Earl is an editor and writer. He was the AFR deputy editor, opinion editor, Asia-Pacific editor and a correspondent in Jakarta, Tokyo and New York. Connect with Greg on Twitter.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleLatest In AsiaFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In WorldThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial Review‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinFear the diversity backlash? ‘We are not America,’ says new CEW chiefWhy this CEO saves creative work for after her periodLife & LeisureLooking to escape? Here are the week’s hottest getawaysAnna McCooeThis perfume gets aged in an oak barrel like a fine wineHunting for the best pizza and other culinary delights in Los AngelesRich List‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinAccounts show billionaire Ed Craven’s private vehicle in revenue surgeCannon-Brookes sacked CFO for ‘very significant’ transfer to his wife