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Tess Ikonomou

No quid pro quo for China trade breakthrough: Labor

Australian rock lobster exports will be allowed back into China by the end of the year. (HANDOUT/COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA P/L)

China's removal of trade bans on Australian rock lobsters wasn't in exchange for something else, the assistant trade minister says.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang reached a deal to allow lobster exports back into China by the end of the year, after meeting in Laos last week.

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