The treasurer says China's COVID-19 outbreak is one of the biggest threats facing Australia's economy in 2023.
The government has been defending its decision to enforce negative COVID-19 tests on Chinese arrivals as a precaution against possible new virus variants that may develop as it spreads through China's population.
The wave of infections erupted after Beijing announced it was scrapping strict "zero-COVID" measures in favour of a new policy of living with the virus last month.