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The world’s second biggest economy has a huge influence on Australia. Whether it’s about trade or regional security, Australia maintains a delicate relationship with China. 

In this episode we dive into how China’s housing crash shook its economy and the story behind that alleged spy balloon.  

Featured: 

Ian Verrender, ABC business editor

Iain Boyd, professor of aerospace engineering and the director for the Centre of National Security Initiatives at the University of Colorado in Boulder