Abstract
As the mining boom subsides, Australia and Brazil are seeking to expand their agriculture exports, especially to their number one trade partner, China. To finance this expansion, both countries are entertaining offers from the Chinese government to undertake large-scale investments in their agriculture sectors. Hindering this possibility is widespread distrust among the Australian and Brazilian public, private, and civil sectors of the motives behind Chinese investment in offshore food production.
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Hearn, A. (2016). Australia and Brazil: Common Experiences of the China Challenge. In: Kath, E. (eds) Australian-Latin American Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137501929_7
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