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foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic

Beijing invites trade minister to China, says it won't back down on 'principled' issues

Trade Minister Don Farrell will soon travel to China to try and convince Beijing to unwind trade sanctions on Australian goods after holding a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart this afternoon.

China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao issued the invitation to Senator Farrell at the opening of the talks – the first time the two men have met since Labor won power and Beijing ended a freeze on all high-level political dialogue with Australian ministers.

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