一 澳大利亚是至今仍保留着殖民地经济残余的少数发达国家之一,国民经济的对外依赖性较强。长期来,澳大利亚经济主要依靠的是欧美国家。但从六十年代起,澳大利亚的对外贸易方向、外资和移民来源逐步发生变化,至八十年代初,东亚国家和地区已成为澳大利亚对外经济关系的主要伙伴,这种变化表明:澳大利亚的对外经济关系重心已从大西洋地区转移到了东亚地区。 Australia is one of the few developed countries that still retains the remnants of the colonial economy. The national economy is heavily dependent on the outside world. For a long time, the economy of Australia mainly depends on the European and American countries. However, since the 1960s, the direction of foreign trade and the sources of foreign investment and immigration in Australia have gradually changed. By the early 1980s, East Asian countries and regions have become the major partners of Australia’s foreign economic relations. This change shows that Australia’s foreign economy The center of gravity has shifted from the Atlantic region to East Asia.