Toward Programme
Who’s Winning Southeast Asia’s De-risking Race?
Why it matters
China's first-ever net negative FDI ($170B outflow in 2024) signals structural decoupling of global supply chains from China, reducing Beijing's economic leverage and long-term industrial capacity. For Australia, this accelerates demand for Indo-Pacific alternatives to Chinese inputs and increases regional demand for Australian resources, supporting Pillar 5 (Decoupling) and Pillar 3 (Industrial Base) resilience.
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