Australia has thrown its weight behind a global crackdown on oversupply of goods such as EVs and steel amid heightened alarm that China’s manufacturing boom will threaten Western competitors and hand Beijing coercive power in key sectors.

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington, his administration has been pressuring the EU to slap tariffs on China just as nations from Asia to South America have expressed worry about a glut of Chinese electric cars and other goods.

China’s record $1.2 trillion trade surplus is alarming nations across the world already reeling from the havoc of US tariffs, creating duelling anxieties about the behaviour of the two biggest economies before a World Trade Organisation reform summit.

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