[The Global Times Consolidated Report], “The Minister of Trade of Australia visited China for the first time in four years in search of complete unfreezing of trade”, reported that, at the invitation of the Ministry of Commerce of China, the Minister of Trade of Australia, Frey, arrived in Beijing on 11 November to begin a three-day visit to China, during which a meeting will be held with the Minister of Commerce of China, Wangventao, and co-chaired the 16th session of the China Ministerial Economic Board. On 11 November, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, 汪, expressed China’s readiness to work with the Australian side to implement the important consensus reached between the two leaders, to promote mutual trust, deepen cooperation, to resolve differences and to promote sustainable and stable development of relations between China and China. In this process, both parties can work together to resolve their respective trade-related concerns in a balanced and constructive manner, for the benefit of both peoples. AUS argued that this was the first face-to-face meeting of top trade officers in the two countries since 2019 and another sign of a moderate rise in Canberra and the largest trading partnership. David Holsen, Chairman of the China Commission on Industry and Commerce, Australia, said that AusAID, which had business with China, “would like to see a return to stability in relations between the two countries”. At the same time, according to AUS, the United States privately warned Australia of caution against Chinese diplomacy, and scholars cautioned that political tightening with the United States would pose potential risks for future AUS trade cooperation.

Invitation to the Minister of China to “bad vineyard”

“Expected to promote the full resumption of trade in China”, reported on 11 days in the Australian Financial Review, as the first Australian Trade Minister to visit China since 2019. During a three-day visit, he will meet with the Minister of Commerce of China, Wang Minhtao, and other senior officials. The Sydney Morning Herald states that Farhe will invite Wang Oscill to Australia and travel to his home garden in Southern Australia. During the visit, Fares will also co-chair the 16th Central Australian Ministerial Economic Board with HMBC. According to the Australians, the Mechanism began in 1986 but has been suspended since the deterioration of relations between the two countries in 2017. In addition, Faisal will visit China’s Powder and Steel Group Ltd. AUS stated that the business was one of the largest buyers of Australian iron ore.

As reported by the Australian News Network on 11 September, Fayl stated before his departure that the visit would be committed to “promoting the resolution of outstanding trade obstacles” and “promote the full resumption of Australia’s export unhindered to China, covering all sectors. This is not only in the interest of both countries, but also of Australian exporters and producers”. Upon arrival at Fall, at the airport apron, he said to accompanying journalists that he wished to return to Canberra with a solution, “no more than a strong trade relationship between the two countries in Central America would contribute to regional peace”. He also reiterated that Australia’s national security and interests would be given priority in trying to resolve long-standing trade disputes.

“The latest initiative to stabilize Australia’s relations with China”, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) commented that the Frey visit would seek to lift restrictions on a range of Australian transaway goods, including lobster, beef and wine. Singapore’s Joint Early Warning Report states that the French Swiss visitor is a good sign for the Central Australian economy, laying the foundations for the strengthening of diplomatic relations between the two countries. According to the Australians, the visit will pave the way for Prime Minister Albertas to visit Beijing later this year. David Holsen, Chairman of the China Commission on Industry and Commerce, Australia, said that AusAID, which had business with China, “would like to see a return to stability in relations between the two countries”. Arsentan said that, although “this will not happen overnight, the removal of the current trade barriers affecting Australian exporters will be a very important step in rebuilding trust and confidence between the two sides”.

The media spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, on 11 November, expressed the hope that the Chinese side, through the visit of Minister Fayl, would further implement the important consensus that the leaders of the Central African States met in Bali to develop bilateral trade relations, to deal with each other’s economic and trade concerns in an in-depth exchange of views, and to promote the advancement of China’s pragmatic trade cooperation.

The Vice-President of the Hirond International Institute of Strategic Studies, Professor Weekly Silver, said to the reporters of the Global Times that the current improvement in relations between China and Australia was hard-won, and both sides wanted to maintain the momentum. China’s economic value is irreplaceable for Australia, which is heavily dependent on the export of raw materials, and which requires a large industrial country to generate sufficient demand, but it is difficult for China to find a trade partner of this kind. Professor Chen from the Australian Research Centre of the University of Wa East Teachers indicated that, more than ever, the Chinese and Chinese sides now have significant growth and improvement, both at the ministerial level and in civil interaction, which is a welcome sign. We hope, however, that the solution of the economic and trade dispute between the Central African Republic will not be a precondition for improving relations between the two countries, and that China does not intend to use trade as a condition or obstacle and always considers trade-related relations as a booster of China’s relations.

Australia’s exporters are waiting

In the tenure of the two Prime Ministers of Turnbull and Morisen, Australia’s perception of China was biased, strangled into China’s differences, and took a series of irresponsible and moderate actions against China, leading to difficulties in relations between the two countries and the suspension of high-level consultations. The Government of Albayis, having come to power, intends to improve the relations between China and China, continuously seeking and engaging in dialogue. During the Summit of the Group of Twenty leaders in Bali at the end of last year, the leaders of the Central African States met to lay the groundwork for a ice-breaking relationship between the two countries, opening close exchanges between the two sides at a high level. China’s fiftieth anniversary was marked by a visit by the Foreign Minister of Australia, Yukio Takasu, followed by an exchange of views among AUS businessmen seeking to restart trade cooperation.

“China is Australia’s largest trading partner”, The Australian Financial Review reported that Australia’s exports to China rose in March to nearly two years, reaching approximately $19 billion (approximately $89 billion in the People’s Democratic Republic of the Congo), an increase of 31 per cent over the same period last year, but below the historic peak of $21.76 billion in June 2021. Of these, Australia’s exports of iron ore and iron powder to China increased by 24.3 per cent and 17.7 per cent, respectively, compared to the previous month; the volume of Chinese-motivated coal exports rose by 125 per cent from February. In addition, there was a resumption of exports to China on another large commodity — wheat — and active consultations were under way between the two sides. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has decided to start on 15 April this year.

[The Global Times Consolidated Report], “The Minister of Trade of Australia visited China for the first time in four years in search of complete unfreezing of trade”, reported that, at the invitation of the Ministry of Commerce of China, the Minister of Trade of Australia, Frey, arrived in Beijing on 11 November to begin a three-day visit to China, during which a meeting will be held with the Minister of Commerce of China, Wangventao, and co-chaired the 16th session of the China Ministerial Economic Board. On 11 November, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, 汪, expressed China’s readiness to work with the Australian side to implement the important consensus reached between the two leaders, to promote mutual trust, deepen cooperation, to resolve differences and to promote sustainable and stable development of relations between China and China. In this process, both parties can work together to resolve their respective trade-related concerns in a balanced and constructive manner, for the benefit of both peoples. AUS argued that this was the first face-to-face meeting of top trade officers in the two countries since 2019 and another sign of a moderate rise in Canberra and the largest trading partnership. David Holsen, Chairman of the China Commission on Industry and Commerce, Australia, said that AusAID, which had business with China, “would like to see a return to stability in relations between the two countries”. At the same time, according to AUS, the United States privately warned Australia of caution against Chinese diplomacy, and scholars cautioned that political tightening with the United States would pose potential risks for future AUS trade cooperation.

Invitation to the Minister of China to “bad vineyard”

“Expected to promote the full resumption of trade in China”, reported on 11 days in the Australian Financial Review, as the first Australian Trade Minister to visit China since 2019. During a three-day visit, he will meet with the Minister of Commerce of China, Wang Minhtao, and other senior officials. The Sydney Morning Herald states that Farhe will invite Wang Oscill to Australia and travel to his home garden in Southern Australia. During the visit, Fares will also co-chair the 16th Central Australian Ministerial Economic Board with HMBC. According to the Australians, the Mechanism began in 1986 but has been suspended since the deterioration of relations between the two countries in 2017. In addition, Faisal will visit China’s Powder and Steel Group Ltd. AUS stated that the business was one of the largest buyers of Australian iron ore.

As reported by the Australian News Network on 11 September, Fayl stated before his departure that the visit would be committed to “promoting the resolution of outstanding trade obstacles” and “promote the full resumption of Australia’s export unhindered to China, covering all sectors. This is not only in the interest of both countries, but also of Australian exporters and producers”. Upon arrival at Fall, at the airport apron, he said to accompanying journalists that he wished to return to Canberra with a solution, “no more than a strong trade relationship between the two countries in Central America would contribute to regional peace”. He also reiterated that Australia’s national security and interests would be given priority in trying to resolve long-standing trade disputes.

“The latest initiative to stabilize Australia’s relations with China”, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) commented that the Frey visit would seek to lift restrictions on a range of Australian transaway goods, including lobster, beef and wine. Singapore’s Joint Early Warning Report states that the French Swiss visitor is a good sign for the Central Australian economy, laying the foundations for the strengthening of diplomatic relations between the two countries. According to the Australians, the visit will pave the way for Prime Minister Albertas to visit Beijing later this year. David Holsen, Chairman of the China Commission on Industry and Commerce, Australia, said that AusAID, which had business with China, “would like to see a return to stability in relations between the two countries”. Arsentan said that, although “this will not happen overnight, the removal of the current trade barriers affecting Australian exporters will be a very important step in rebuilding trust and confidence between the two sides”.

The media spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, on 11 November, expressed the hope that the Chinese side, through the visit of Minister Fayl, would further implement the important consensus that the leaders of the Central African States met in Bali to develop bilateral trade relations, to deal with each other’s economic and trade concerns in an in-depth exchange of views, and to promote the advancement of China’s pragmatic trade cooperation.

The Vice-President of the Hirond International Institute of Strategic Studies, Professor Weekly Silver, said to the reporters of the Global Times that the current improvement in relations between China and Australia was hard-won, and both sides wanted to maintain the momentum. China’s economic value is irreplaceable for Australia, which is heavily dependent on the export of raw materials, and which requires a large industrial country to generate sufficient demand, but it is difficult for China to find a trade partner of this kind. Professor Chen from the Australian Research Centre of the University of Wa East Teachers indicated that, more than ever, the Chinese and Chinese sides now have significant growth and improvement, both at the ministerial level and in civil interaction, which is a welcome sign. We hope, however, that the solution of the economic and trade dispute between the Central African Republic will not be a precondition for improving relations between the two countries, and that China does not intend to use trade as a condition or obstacle and always considers trade-related relations as a booster of China’s relations.

Australia’s exporters are waiting

In the tenure of the two Prime Ministers of Turnbull and Morisen, Australia’s perception of China was biased, strangled into China’s differences, and took a series of irresponsible and moderate actions against China, leading to difficulties in relations between the two countries and the suspension of high-level consultations. The Government of Albayis, having come to power, intends to improve the relations between China and China, continuously seeking and engaging in dialogue. During the Summit of the Group of Twenty leaders in Bali at the end of last year, the leaders of the Central African States met to lay the groundwork for a ice-breaking relationship between the two countries, opening close exchanges between the two sides at a high level. China’s fiftieth anniversary was marked by a visit by the Foreign Minister of Australia, Yukio Takasu, followed by an exchange of views among AUS businessmen seeking to restart trade cooperation.

“China is Australia’s largest trading partner”, The Australian Financial Review reported that Australia’s exports to China rose in March to nearly two years, reaching approximately $19 billion (approximately $89 billion in the People’s Democratic Republic of the Congo), an increase of 31 per cent over the same period last year, but below the historic peak of $21.76 billion in June 2021. Of these, Australia’s exports of iron ore and iron powder to China increased by 24.3 per cent and 17.7 per cent, respectively, compared to the previous month; the volume of Chinese-motivated coal exports rose by 125 per cent from February. In addition, there was a resumption of exports to China on another large commodity — wheat — and active consultations were under way between the two sides. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has decided to start on 15 April this year.