Australia using Asia for ‘political point-scoring’ not genuine engagement say regional bosses
Australia has ‘lost its vision’ for Asia and uses the region for political point-scoring, the head of PR agency Edelman in Southeast Asia and Australasia has said.
Sitting on a panel of regional bosses Iain Twine told the Mumbrella360 conference in Sydney today that Australian businesses are increasingly retreating from Asian countries and, despite it being ‘in our backyard’, are not rating when compared to American and British businesses.
“I’m a little bit down on Australia’s future in Asia, sadly. Australia uses Asia as a political machine and a political points scoring opportunity, rather than a proper economic trade strategy. It’s really sad and disappointing,” he said.
Iain Twine
One of the main points is missing from this article on how to make it in Asia. I completely agreed with the panel that we need to listen rather than ramble on about Australia and how good we are!