China is Australia's largest trading partner and any trade agreement between the two countries will have significant impacts on the communities within the countries. The negotiations for the China/Australia FTA have taken place amongst a backdrop of a flawed feasibility study and no consideration of the impacts that an agreement would have on labour conditions, human rights, and environmental standards.

AFTINET has published a number of materials that give a more detailed background into the issues associated with negotiating a trade agreement with the world's fastest growing economy.

AFTINET Briefing Paper - A short summary of our AFTINET's concerns with an FTA.

China's New Labour Laws - A report prepared by Dominique Mitchell on the extend and impact that the new labour laws may have with an appendix by Chris White.

Feasibility Study Flawed - AFTINET's response to the feasibility study and it's exclusion of social impacts

Trading Away Human Rights? - This leaflet looks at the impacts of trade and whether or not it will support or undermine basic human rights

AFTINET Media Release on Senate Inquiry Findings - For more media releases on the China FTA see our News/Media section.

The China Advantage - The ETU commissioned CPI Strategic to undertake this study of the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with China.