Title: Australia’s Dilemma in Trump’s Tariff Policies
Subtitle: As U.S.-China trade war escalate, should Australia work with its largest trading partner China or stand alone in this unpredictable tariff battleground?
Story Topic
As Trump’s administration took over, they announced different tariff policies against North America, Asia, Europe, the world. Australia is also one of them who is imposed a 10 percent tariff by America. Countries around the world are discussing how to respond and making their case to the United States. China is one of Australia’s biggest trade partner, as U.S. imposed a 145% tariff on all Chinese goods, China had an invitation for Australia to “join hands” against U.S. economic aggression. Now it is Australia’s turn to decide whether they should resist the pressure from their “Big Brother” U.S. and cooperate with China, uphold the traditional partnership with U.S., or stand in the middle and fight for their own rights. They must consider which choice is best for their people.
Argument
Australia should neither work with China or U.S to avoid putting themselves in a negative position, as China and U.S are two of the world largest super power. Blindly taking sides may lead to sanctions from both countries and further economic loss. They better maintain a strategic independence.
Chosen Genre: News Commentary
Chosen Publication and Target User Group:
The publication I choose is The Guardian, as their independent ownership makes sure the values of articles will not affect by any political parties or individuals. The neutral point of view is crucial on a topic related to international relations and political problems. Their articles are also well-investigated to add to the credibility.
For the target audience, it is for its 7.7 million Australian readers and anyone else around the world who is involved in the tariff war launched by Trump’s administration. This is not only an Australian issue, but also an international affair which is cared globally as any countries’ fate might connect dramatically. To narrow down some specific groups, it is for Australians who like to engage with political issues and international relations; for both Australian’s businesses and their trade partners around the world; for policy makers, economic enthusiast, academic researchers in Australia.
Source of Information:
Online sources:
“Donald Trump’s tariff war with China could see Australians pay less for Chinese-made products” from ABC News.
“Donald Trump’s trade chief Jamieson Greer doubles down on US tariffs on Australia” from ABC News.
“Australia declines China’s offer to ‘join hands’ on Trump tariffs” from BBC.
Human sources (Interviewees):
Interview with the economic experts and trade policy analyst in Australia, as well as Australian Government officials.
Interview with the CEO of an international business company between Australia and China.
Documentary sources:
Australia’s trading polices with China in the last 10 years.
Statistical Data of Australia’s trade with China from Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Multimedia
–Graphs of statistical data on Australia’s export/import with U.S. and China.
-Videos of Trump’s announcement for tariff and Australia’s response.
-Videos of China and Australia’s conversations and meetings on Tariff problems.
Hypertext
In-article links to commentaries from ABC, BBC, and other economic sources.
Links to the definition and related articles of some important term such as “Trump”, “Tariff”, “Trade War”.
Interactivity
-Scroll-through timeline of key tariff policies since Trump’s last administration.
-Revised versions on social media platforms for discussion in the comment.
-Voting functions at the end for the three choices.
Be the first to comment