Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell)China has announced that the freezing period of Australia -China relations has ended.
Bloomberg issued an exclusive interview on Thursday (February 16).Farrell said that the tension between Australia is not caused by overnight, nor will it be resolved overnight.But "(Wang Wentao) really told me that the freezing period has passed, and we are now going to warm spring."
Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao said the above -mentioned words in the talks with Farrell on February 6. This is the first talks between China and Australia Trade Minister since 2019.The Minister of Trade in China and Australia will also hold a meeting in the next few days to discuss the issue of relaxation of trade restrictions.
Farrell said that representatives of the Chinese and Australian governments will focus on how to take the next step to heat up the economic relationship. It is expected that he will go to Beijing in the next few months and hold a face -to -face talks with Wang Wentao.
Farrell said that in his talks with Wang Wentao 10 days ago, in addition to the gradual recovery coal trade, the orders for Australian wood products will be "in place."He was also told that Australian dairy company Bulla received the first Chinese order in several years, and he had hope for China's high tariffs on Australian wines.
Farrell has previously stated that he hopes to make breakthroughs in selling wood, wine and dairy products to the Chinese market.
China Australia has always been close trading partners, but in recent years, due to China's expansion in the Indo -Pacific region, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and the traceability of crown diseases are stiff, the relationship between the two countries has fallen into the bottom.China also implemented trade restrictions on Australian coal, wine, cotton, etc. in May 2020, and suspended all activities under the strategic economic dialogue mechanism of China -Australia in May 2021.
However, since the Australian Prime Minister Albanis took office last May, Sino -Australian relations have recovered, and trade such as coal and lobster has gradually restarted.The Ministry of Commerce of China reported on Thursday that the trade volume of bilateral goods in 2022 exceeded US $ 220 billion (about S $ 293.5 billion).
