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Australia, China to build on 'positive momentum' but no major breakthrough after meeting on trade

Australia and China agree to step up dialogue to resolve bitter trade disputes under existing free trade mechanisms, but fail to secure any major breakthrough during ministerial talks in Beijing.

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Australia trade minister 'pleased' with trade talks in China

Australia's Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell said on Friday he was "pleased" with his talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on removing trade barriers, but added that his visit was "just another step" in stabilising ties.

Reuters

Has the big thaw begun? China’s foreign minister will visit Australia

China's Foreign Minister will visit Australia in a fresh sign of improved relations between the nations and the potential end of trade bans

The New Daily

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Trade Minister Don Farrell given surprise Forbidden City tour, China's foreign minister to visit Australia

Senator Farrell says he is "very privileged to be invited here to this iconic site" as a former Chinese diplomat describes the unexpected invitation as a "very high-level welcome from Beijing".

ABC News

Australia trade minister seeks to mend ties on visit to China

Australia's Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell appears to be making progress in restoring a nearly decade-long rift in relations with China during a visit to Beijing

The Independent UK

Australian, China trade ministers to meet in Beijing

Trade Minister Don Farrell will be hosted by his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao in Beijing as the two seek to pave a path toward ending punitive tariffs.

The New Daily

Australian trade minister visits China as part of joint efforts to repair ties

Australian Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell is visiting China as part of a joint effort to repair ties scarred by political rifts over the past decade

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Australia's first trade minister to visit China in four years seeks pathway to end trade disputes

Don Farrell has become the first Australian trade minister to visit China since 2019, touching down in Beijing on Thursday afternoon.

ABC News

Australian minister heads to China seeking 'unimpeded' trade

Sydney (AFP) - Australia's trade minister flew to Beijing on Thursday on a mission to demolish Chinese import barriers after years of punishing sanctions and unofficial bans.

AFP

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Minister flies to China in latest bid to ease trade row

Australia hopes to put a years-long trade dispute with China in the rear view mirror as the trade minister prepares to head to Beijing. Don Farrell is

The New Daily

Trade Minister Don Farrell to visit China in push to end trade war

Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell will hold a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing this week, with hopes it could signal the trade turmoil between China and Australia will soon be over.

ABC News

Australia's trade minister seeks end to trade curbs on visit to Beijing

Australia's Trade Minister arrived in Beijing On Thursday to meet his Chinese counterpart, as Canberra pushes for the removal of all trade barriers and for diplomatic relations to stabilise.

Reuters

Don Farrell says ‘de-escalation’ will benefit exporters ahead of trade talks in Beijing

‘We want everything back to the way it was’, says Don Farrell but cautions that problems won’t be fixed overnight

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Any concession on prosecco, feta an economic 'disaster'

Naming rights for prosecco and cheese should not be open to negotiation as Australia and the EU wrangle to secure a free trade deal, the coalition says.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s trade minister hopeful China bans will end but warns against putting ‘all our eggs in one basket’

Don Farrell has dismissed talk of any Australian policy shift after breakthrough reached on barley exports

The Guardian - AU

Australia and China’s barley deal over tariffs is an 11th-hour off-ramp after years of trade tensions

Latest move fits with Albanese government’s attempts to pursue ‘constructive’ dialogue with China without making any policy concessions

The Independent UK

Australia suspends WTO case against China on barley tariffs

Australia has suspended a complaint to the World Trade Organization in a bid to reopen the Chinese market to Australian barley for the first time in three years

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The Guardian - AU

Australia strikes deal with China over barley trade dispute

In ‘sign of goodwill’, federal government temporarily suspends WTO challenge as China agrees to review its tariffs

Reuters

Australia PM Albanese says has not received invitation for China visit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he would accept an invitation to visit China but has yet to receive one, in a response to speculation that planning for a visit to Beijing was well advanced.

The New Daily

Australia, China officials meet over trade sanctions

A round of trade talks is being held between Australian and Chinese officials as Canberra works to ease diplomatic tensions with Beijing.

The Guardian - AU

Australian and Chinese officials to hold critical trade negotiations in China next week

Assistant trade minister, Tim Ayres, says he does not believe Aukus plans will disrupt efforts to stabilise the relationship

The New Daily

Albanese optimistic on Chinese trade sanctions

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he's still hopeful of clearing Chinese trade sanctions on Australian goods.

AAP

PM hopeful of movement on Chinese trade sanctions

Australia is hoping to take another step in the reduction of trade sanctions imposed by Beijing as an assistant minister prepares to head to China.

AAP

Export boost near after UK trade pact clears hurdle

Britain has moved one step closer to ratifying the free trade agreement with Australia, paving the way for tariffs to be cut and business access expanded.

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