War over Taiwan would be a major shock to Australia’s economy by crippling the shipment of more than 1600 Chinese product lines including steel, nails, screws, safety glass and plywood, a new think tank report warns.
The major vulnerability for Australia would be a shortage of crucial imports from China, if Beijing attempted to seize Taiwan by force and the United States and allies responded militarily, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute report found.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
