Canberra will be raising Beijing’s trade sanctions on Australian exports with China. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY - Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell will meet virtually next week for the first time since a change of government in Canberra, a sign of warming diplomatic and economic ties.
The trade minister announced the meeting during an appearance on the Australian Broadcasting Commission on Tuesday night.China’s trade sanctions on Australian exports“We want these trade impediments removed and next week I have organised to speak with my Chinese counterpart virtually, to start the ball rolling,” Mr Farrell said in an interview with ABC’s 7:30 Report.
The Chinese government placed trade restrictions on a range of Australian exports, including high tariffs and long customs delays, after former Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an international investigation into Covid-19 in April 2020.relations have improved between Canberra and Beijing.There is no expectation of a quick end to the other trade restrictions at this stage.
Speaking in Canberra earlier in January, China’s ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian denied trade sanctions had been imposed by Beijing. BLOOMBERG, REUTERS
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