China-Australia Trade Shift Accelerates as Trump’s Tariffs Rewrite Global Markets

China's trade surplus just pushed beyond US$1 trillion for the first time, and the ripple effects are landing squarely in Australia. As Donald Trump's aggressive tariff regime chokes off Chinese access to the US, Beijing's exporters are redirecting shipments into markets with lower barriers. Australia - open, fast-growing and deep in the middle of an investment boom, has become one of the biggest landing zones.

DFAT data shows imports from China hit a record $34 billion in three months to October, up 18% from a year earlier. This isn't a gentle pickup. It's a. . .