NSW Premier Chris Minns says he is committed to a “productive and stable relationship” with China as the country’s top diplomat continues his landmark visit. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi travelled to Sydney on Thursday following landmark talks with Foreign Affairs Ministers Penny Wong earlier in the week. The visitContinue Reading
Australia will urgently press China to remove punitive tariffs on wine following Beijing’s backdown on barley. The decision to remove the barley tariff put an end to the three-year dispute that Australia took to the World Trade Organisation. Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said the move showed the rift between BeijingContinue Reading
China has agreed to scrap its sanctions on Australian barley, ending a three year rift. The 80 per cent tariffs, first imposed in 2020 at the height of diplomatic tensions between the two countries and later subject to a lengthy World Trade Organisation challenge, will be removed from Saturday. ForeignContinue Reading
Australia must confront the “inconvenient truths” about China, Defence Minister Richard Marles says as Australia seeks to repair its economic relationship amid a significant military build-up. The Deputy Prime Minister on Tuesday morning said despite recent trade breakthroughs with Beijing, the relationship with China remained “very complex”. Mr Marles saidContinue Reading
The future of the Quad has been dealt a “fatal blow” and is in decline, China says, and it sets the stage for other “US-led anti-China cliques” to suffer the same fate. Hours after Beijing’s top diplomat in Australia, ambassador Xiao Qian, issued a warning to Australia’s leaders on itsContinue Reading
Despite concerns Australia’s planned military upscaling could dampen any trade or diplomatic breakthrough with China, the latest minister to visit Beijing says it was “not mentioned” during the meeting. Instead, a “successful” meeting between Trade Minister Don Farrell and his Beijing counterpart Wang Wentao last week could ensure Australian barleyContinue Reading
Trade Minister Don Farrell’s empty-handed return from China has been met with disappointment from exporters and the Coalition alike. Senator Farrell said last week’s visit to Beijing – where he had talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao – was “successful and constructive” and marked a major step in re-stabilisingContinue Reading
Trade Minister Don Farrell says Australia’s export dispute with China won’t be fixed overnight but he is hopeful for a resolution after touching down in Beijing on Thursday. Senator Farrell has arrived in China for talks with counterpart Wang Wentao, sparking further hopes the remaining Chinese sanctions on an estimatedContinue Reading
Australia’s trade Minister is returning home after a short trip to China, where he advocated for continued efforts to resolve trade bans. Don Farrell held talks with China’s commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Friday night, where he says the pair agreed to “step up” dialogue. Tariffs imposed on Australian goods,Continue Reading
Australia has reached an agreement with China to resolve trade blockages on barley exports its hopes will be followed by the removal of similar tariffs on wine. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Tuesday the two nations had reached a partial breakthrough in their longrunning trade dispute over Chinese sanctionsContinue Reading