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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tory Shepherd

China says relationship with Australia ready to ‘set sail again’ amid hopes coal import ban will be scrapped

Australian foreign affairs minister Penny Wong meets with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during the G20 in on 8 July.
Australian foreign affairs minister Penny Wong meets with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during the G20 in Bali on 8 July. There are reports China is considering overturning its ban on Australian coal exports. Photograph: Johannes P Christo/AAP

Australia’s relationship with China can “set sail again”, the Chinese government says, as it reportedly considers scrapping a ban on Australian coal exports.

China put trade sanctions on Australian coal – and a range of other exports – in 2020.

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