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Chinese drop timber ban, as other trade blocks expected to end

The last vestiges of crushing trade sanctions by China on Australian exports are slated to be dismantled soon after a timber ban was lifted.

The New Daily

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

Chinese foreign minister to visit Australia - South China Morning Post

China's foreign minister is expected to visit Australia in July as diplomatic relations between the two trading partners stabilise, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.

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Talks between China's vice minister of foreign affairs and DFAT focus on trade, human rights and 'strategic competition'

Ma Zhaoxu, the vice minister of foreign affairs, met with DFAT secretary Jan Adams in Canberra to discuss topics the countries rarely see eye-to-eye on.

ABC News

Australia inks deal to wind back China’s barley tariffs as trade relations thaw

The decision by China to review its trade restrictions on Australian barley has created a “face-saving off ramp” towards resuming trade ties.

The New Daily

Penny Wong advised to pressure China over Russian invasion of Ukraine, documents reveal

Briefing notes also suggest Australia’s foreign minister raised issue of human rights with her counterpart during visit to China in December last year

The Guardian - AU

‘Next phase’: Australian coal arrives in China, sparking optimism about trade revival

Optimism is building that a spate of trade sanctions imposed on Australian exports by China will be lifted in coming months.

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Australia ‘walking a tightrope’ as trade talks with China resume

Australia is set to hold its first trade talks with China in years, but experts warn there’s no guarantee of a fairytale ending.

The New Daily

Out of deep freeze: just how real is the thaw in Australia’s relationship with China?

Recent meetings have eased tensions, but ongoing differences mean there’s still a long way to put relationship on solid footing

The Guardian - AU

Australia, China leaders looking to stabilise ties at meeting on Tuesday

Australia will be looking to stabilise its relationship with China but does not expect a swift resolution to differences between the trade partners when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with President Xi Jinping on Tuesday.

Reuters

China envoy calls for ‘rational’ view, defends Taiwan drills

Chinese ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian says change of government in Canberra offers an ‘opportunity to reset’ ties.

Al Jazeera

China ambassador tells Australian protesters ‘no such thing as absolute freedom’

Xiao Qian says there is no reason for China and Australia to be enemies as his address is interrupted by protests

The Guardian - AU

How will the Labor government shape foreign policy on China?

After years of disputes, we explore whether the change in government will thaw the deep freeze between Australia and China, and how Labor's approach could impact relationships across the Asia-Pacific region.

ABC News

Michael Pascoe: Opportunity knocks for Australia in China

I suspect Anthony Albanese will be a better PM than he was Opposition Leader – his talents more suited to making things work than tearing things down.

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Special Report: New geopolitics

360info is exploring the new alliances being forged in the wake of the war in Ukraine, and the impact they are having on the international world order.

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China is still Australia's trade frenemy

Despite rising geopolitical tensions the evidence of a correlation between political talk and economic connections between trading nations is often overdone.

The New Daily

Why China’s play in the Solomon Islands is sending shockwaves around the region

A security deal between the Solomon Islands and China has critics nervous the world's largest economy could establish a military base in the region.

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