You could argue that an escalation of global trade tariffs could actually benefit Australia and New Zealand in the near-term if it caused their currencies to weaken and led China to stimulate its own economy. But in the long-term, Australia and New Zealand are more exposed than most advanced economies to an increase in protectionism and a reversal of globalisation.
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