The re-opening of China could be a litmus test for the superpower's relationship with Australia, as tourists from the mainland decide whether to travel south for holidays.
China was considered Australia's top tourism market before the pandemic, with visitors from there spending around $10.3 billion here every year. That overwhelmed the value of other nations' travellers.
As China and Australia's relationship worsened into a so-called "trade war", the impact of this on the crucial trade relationship of tourism was masked by the pandemic's closed borders.
