%T Chinese direct investment in Australia: public reaction, policy response, investor adaptation %A Christopher Findlay %A Peter Yuan Cai %A Luke Hurst %I East Asian Bureau of Economic Research %D 2012 %K International relations %U https://apo.org.au/node/31660 %X China’s overseas direct investment (ODI) in Australia has attracted adverse public reaction, similar to the reaction to Japanese investment in the late 1980s. Publicly aired concerns focus on Chinese ODI which is predominantly from state-owned enterprises and is perceived as a risk to Australia’s control over its wealth-creating assets. %9 Report