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Anne Vo, Senior lecturer in Vietnamese culture and politics, University of Wollongong

Vietnam is poised to become a top 20 economy, so why is Australia taking so long to make trade and investment links?

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At a time of widespread global trade instability, Australia should be expanding and diversifying its economic partnerships. Supply chains remain fragile, and protectionist rhetoric is once again gaining traction in major Western economies.

US President Donald Trump’s America First agenda includes sweeping tariffs on imports, withdrawal from multilateral agreements and pressure to take production in-house.

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