Australia’s Scott Morrison Joins Trump Calling for China to Drop ‘Developing Economy’ Status

Australia’s Scott Morrison Joins Trump Calling for China to Drop ‘Developing Economy’ Status
U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrive to speak during a visit to Pratt Industries plant opening in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on Sept. 22, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
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Global trade rules are “no longer fit for purpose” and must be changed to accommodate China’s new status as a developed economy, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a major foreign policy speech in the United States.

The global community had engaged with China to help it grow but now must demand the world’s second-largest economy bring more transparency to its trade relationships and take a greater share of the responsibility for addressing climate change, Morrison said.