China has been Australia's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, with bilateral trade reaching around $230 billion last year. Bilateral relations were severely damaged in the past few years due to the negative policies adopted by the previous Australian government toward China. The two ...
"The natural one to gravitate to is the free trade agreement at the end of 2015, because that is producing tangible gains for Australia-China trade," James Laurenceson, deputy director of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney, told Xinhua. For Laurie Pea...
CANBERRA, June 15 (Xinhua) -- In the course of history, China and Australia have long been forging ahead side by side, and have benefited greatly from win-win cooperation. However, in the past decade, bilateral relations have faced challenges. Influenced by external pressure, some Australian p...
wherein diplomatic relations are based on “respect for China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, respect China’s political system and development path, and respect for the legitimate development rights of the Chinese people”;
The trade dispute between China and Australia seems to be showing signs of abating, with recent attempts to resolve the issues helping create a thaw in the icy relations. What led to the dispute? What positive changes have taken place over the past few months? And how might Australia'...
Wang said the ups and downs in China-Australia relations over the past 10 years have left behind lessons to be learned and cherished, which include upholding mutual respect, seeking common ground while shelving differences, and adhering to mutual benefit, self-independence and autonomy. ...
The growth in foreign trade figures during this period indicates that China-Australia trade and economic relations have entered a phase of substantial improvement, with exports of wheat, cotton, iron ore and coal from Australia to China set to rise, said Chen Hong, director of the Australian Stu...
But whether it will herald a reset in relations is hard to say, as the world, not only Australia and China, has changed, observers say. Analysts say Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's message to Albanese on Monday should be seen as the first step in rebuilding relations. ...
The forum, co-hosted by China's State Council Information Office and Australian News Channel, will focus on the "media's role in promoting China-Australia relations: opportunities and challenges." Representatives at the forum exchanged views on media cooperation and ensuring the healthy and stable ...