Australia's Minister of Trade, Dantehan, who only took office last month, said on Saturday (23) that he had sent a letter to the Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao, who had only been in office not long ago, hoping to re -establish communication channels to solve bilateral tradedispute.
Since the deterioration of China -Australia relations, at least 13 Australian industries have been hit by Chinese tariffs or other restrictions since last year.Coal, cotton, tourism and education.
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Special Han said that he had sent a letter to Wang Wentao and hoped that Wang Wentao's new performance would create opportunities to break the current deadlock.He said: "I want to appoint the new minister in China, and at the same time I have also held new positions. We will be able to restart the conversation between the two countries."
"I very much hope to start a dialogue with Minister Wang, but I am happy to wait patiently and wait for the reply, and then see what form can be used for dialogue."
Wang Wentao, 56, has held high schools in many provincial capital cities in China. In 2018, he served as governor of Heilongjiang Province and ranked in the provincial level for more than two years.He replaced Zhongshan, who had reached the retirement age of his ministerial official in December last year.
Tsham did not disclose whether he put pressure on Wang Wentao to stop blocking Australian products, but just said that this was a "detailed letter", showing that Australia's strong willingness to contact China on many issues on many issues. "
But he emphasized that the Australian government hoped that Beijing would immediately terminate the coal ban and stated that while ship operators and coal suppliers tried to find new buyers, dozens of cargo ship crews were still trapped in the Chinese waters."We have told the Chinese government as much as possible that we hope that this problem will be solved as soon as possible, not only because of business arrangements, but also important or even more importantly for the welfare of the crew on board."
It is reported that as China currently implements an informal ban, about 60 ships loaded with Australian coke coal still remain in China; former Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham and several other government ministers have tried to contact many times many times.Chinese government officials have failed to respond.
Special Han also said that the Australian government focuses on resolving coal disputes through bilateral channels, but does not rule out future action.He said: "If we think there is reason to appeal to the WTO, this may help solve the problem -obviously, this is something we will consider."
According to CNBC, Australian Prime Minister Morrison reported to the Australians on Monday that he was willing to talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping, but it would only do so without the constraints of the prerequisite.
In December last year, Morrison shouted to Beijing, calling on China not to prohibit the import of Australia and coal, emphasizing that if China is unwilling to import high -quality Australian coal, this is a "double infusion between the environment and China Australia's trade relations between China and Australia.situation".
