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ACCCI Members and
Associates |
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FOR MEMBERS:
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Over the
last 25 years the rationale for the Chamber has changed as trade in goods and
services grew to more than $A25 billion per year between the two countries,
including Taiwan Province. There is now
a great diversity of experience both in Australia and in China where
China-Australia Chambers of Commerce have been established in Beijing,
Shanghai and Guangzhou. Many of
the larger corporate groups, even those with their headquarters in Sydney and
Melbourne, believe they have the in-house expertise to manage their China
operations. Smaller-to-medium size
companies still tend to look to government whether Austrade or other Federal
and State Departments for assistance.
In some respects there has been a move away from the traditional
bilateral trade association for support. For this
reason, in 1999 ACCCI formed an Advisory Council which over 12 months sought
to determine whether or not Chamber should continue and if so in what
form. The outcome was very surprising
and not flattering for what might be called the “trade culture” of Australia
or the “born global” spirit of company formation. One finding was that there needed to be a great deal of work on explaining the opportunities, as well as dangers, after China joins the WTO, particularly from international competition over the next decade. The real impact of globalisation, beyond the newspaper headlines, is little understood. Chamber has an important role in helping its members and associates operate in a borderless world. |
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