Australia maps out its Asia 'pivot'
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> "<span word="pivot">pivot</span>" <span word="white">white</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="staggering">staggering</span>" <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="facet">facet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minster">Minster</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span>, <span word="outlines">outlines</span> 25 <span word="objectives">objectives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2025 <span word="through">through</span> <span word="exploiting">exploiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="literate">literate</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="wake">wake</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span>", <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="articulate">articulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="deepened">deepened</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correlation">correlation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="global">global</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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