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Ex-Macquarie boss says China is not our only Asia option

John Kehoe
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Australian businesses face a choice between further expanding commercial ties with south-east Asia or swinging back towards China as it loosens its COVID-19 restrictions and, potentially, its trade bans as well, says former Macquarie Group CEO Nicholas Moore.

In November, Mr Moore was appointed as the federal government’s special envoy for south-east Asia, a part-time role to help deepen the country’s economic engagement with the region.

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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
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/businesses-face-an-important-choice-on-china-says-ex-macquarie-boss-20221208-p5c4oa