FTA would benefit Australia
Australians who oppose the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement should look at the larger picture of bilateral trade and the great impact it will have on China-Australia interaction and regional economic integration.
Some in Australia are saying the deal will destroy jobs. According to a Reuters report on Sept 8, Bill Shorten, leader of Australia's center-left opposition Labor Party, has vowed to withhold support for the deal in parliament unless greater protections are introduced for Australian workers. In response, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott called opposition to the deal "xenophobic at best, racist at worst" during a parliamentary debate last week.
The deal, signed between the two countries in June, is absolutely a win-win arrangement for both countries.
