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China’s export surge tops forecasts as AI propels trade boom - AFR
Why it matters
China's accelerating export competitiveness via AI-driven productivity compounds Australia's economic dependency and reduces leverage in strategic decoupling efforts. Stronger Chinese trade performance may lock Australian fiscal capacity into commodity export vulnerability while limiting diversification of non-China trade relationships.
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