{"id":5500,"date":"2023-04-04T16:23:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5500"},"modified":"2023-04-04T16:23:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:23:42","slug":"australia-china-intensify-talks-on-easing-trade-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/asia\/asia-pacific\/australian-news\/australia-china-intensify-talks-on-easing-trade-ban\/2023\/04\/04\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia, China intensify talks on easing trade ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (AAP) By Dr. Majid Khan -A<\/span> senior<\/span> Australian<\/span> official<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> Chinese<\/span> officials<\/span> in<\/span> Beijing<\/span> to<\/span> discuss<\/span> ongoing<\/span> multi-billion<\/span> dollar<\/span> trade<\/span> sanctions<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> sign<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> thaw.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Beijing<\/span> has<\/span> imposed<\/span> unofficial<\/span> sanctions<\/span> on<\/span> Australian<\/span> products<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> wine,<\/span> barley<\/span> and<\/span> meat.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Trade<\/span> Secretary<\/span> Don<\/span> Farrell<\/span> says<\/span> things<\/span> are<\/span> going<\/span> well,<\/span> but<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> take<\/span> time<\/span> for<\/span> things<\/span> to<\/span> improve.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“It’s<\/span> going<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> time<\/span> to<\/span> turn<\/span> this<\/span> ship<\/span> around,<\/span> and<\/span> we’re<\/span> working<\/span> hard,”<\/span> he<\/span> told<\/span> Sky<\/span> News<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>However,<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> informal<\/span> nature<\/span> of<\/span> sanctions,<\/span> there<\/span> are<\/span> complex<\/span> issues<\/span> related<\/span> to<\/span> trade<\/span> barriers.<\/span> “Each<\/span> product<\/span> is<\/span> different.<\/span> Some<\/span> are<\/span> about<\/span> tariffs,<\/span> some<\/span> are<\/span> about<\/span> applicable<\/span> regulations,”<\/span> said<\/span> Senator<\/span> Farrell.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> talks<\/span> pave<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> for<\/span> Senator<\/span> Farrell<\/span> to<\/span> head<\/span> to<\/span> Beijing<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> coming<\/span> weeks,<\/span> as<\/span> Australia<\/span> awaits<\/span> major<\/span> developments<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> trade<\/span> dispute.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>When<\/span> we<\/span> met<\/span> in<\/span> person<\/span> last<\/span> month,<\/span> the<\/span> Commerce<\/span> Minister<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> accepted<\/span> an<\/span> invitation<\/span> from<\/span> his<\/span> Chinese<\/span> counterpart<\/span> to<\/span> travel<\/span> to<\/span> China,<\/span> but<\/span> no<\/span> date<\/span> was<\/span> set.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> far<\/span> apart.<\/span> Negotiations<\/span> are<\/span> progressing<\/span> well,”<\/span> said<\/span> Senator<\/span> Farrell.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“I<\/span> don’t<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> prejudge<\/span> how<\/span> they<\/span> end<\/span> up,<\/span> but<\/span> all<\/span> the<\/span> news<\/span> back<\/span> from<\/span> China<\/span> is<\/span> very<\/span> positive.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Morning<\/span> Post,<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Albanese<\/span> may<\/span> visit<\/span> China<\/span> in<\/span> October<\/span> or<\/span> November<\/span> to<\/span> mark<\/span> the<\/span> 50th<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> Gough<\/span> Whitlam’s<\/span> visit.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mr<\/span> Whitlam<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> Australian<\/span> prime<\/span> minister<\/span> to<\/span> lead<\/span> a<\/span> labor<\/span> delegation<\/span> to<\/span> China<\/span> in<\/span> 1971,<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> McMahon<\/span> government<\/span> refused<\/span> to<\/span> establish<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> ties.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> meeting<\/span> of<\/span> trade<\/span> representatives<\/span> came<\/span> just<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> Undersecretary<\/span> of<\/span> Commerce<\/span> Tim<\/span> Ayers<\/span> returned<\/span> from<\/span> China.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>At<\/span> the<\/span> meeting,<\/span> Senator<\/span> Ayers<\/span> advocated<\/span> a<\/span> “timely<\/span> and<\/span> full<\/span> resumption<\/span> of<\/span> trade”<\/span> with<\/span> China,<\/span> which<\/span> he<\/span> believed<\/span> would<\/span> benefit<\/span> both<\/span> countries.<\/span> Australian<\/span> coal<\/span> shipments<\/span> to<\/span> China<\/span> have<\/span> started<\/span> to<\/span> recover<\/span> in<\/span> recent<\/span> months.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Senator<\/span> Ayers<\/span> said<\/span> Australia<\/span> was<\/span> moving<\/span> towards<\/span> a<\/span> more<\/span> stable<\/span> relationship<\/span> but<\/span> hoped<\/span> for<\/span> more<\/span> progress.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“I<\/span> always<\/span> count<\/span> the<\/span> success<\/span> of<\/span> these<\/span> things<\/span> in<\/span> terms<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> container<\/span> loads<\/span> delivered<\/span> to<\/span> Chinese<\/span> ports<\/span> rather<\/span> than<\/span> the<\/span> actual<\/span> outcome<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> debate,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Beijing<\/span> and<\/span> Canberra<\/span> also<\/span> received<\/span> a<\/span> World<\/span> Trade<\/span> Organization<\/span> report<\/span> on<\/span> Australia’s<\/span> complaints<\/span> about<\/span> Chinese<\/span> barley<\/span> tariffs.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Both<\/span> parties<\/span> have<\/span> three<\/span> weeks<\/span> to<\/span> settle<\/span> the<\/span> dispute<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> report<\/span> is<\/span> circulated<\/span> to<\/span> all<\/span> her<\/span> WTO<\/span> members.<\/span> China<\/span> has<\/span> consistently<\/span> said<\/span> Australia<\/span> needs<\/span> to<\/span> show<\/span> goodwill<\/span> and<\/span> withdraw<\/span> its<\/span> WTO<\/span> complaints<\/span> to<\/span> strengthen<\/span> ties.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Australia<\/span> has<\/span> indicated<\/span> it<\/span> intends<\/span> to<\/span> drop<\/span> the<\/span> lawsuit,<\/span> but<\/span> wants<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> important<\/span> steps<\/span> on<\/span> trade<\/span> barriers<\/span> before<\/span> it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (AAP) By Dr. Majid Khan -A senior Australian official met with Chinese officials in Beijing to discuss ongoing multi-billion dollar trade sanctions in the latest sign of a diplomatic thaw. Beijing has imposed unofficial sanctions on Australian products such as wine, barley and meat. Trade Secretary Don Farrell says things are going well, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1566,23,280,1766,2403],"tags":[1650,1748,3293,3294,3295,3296,3297,3298,3299,152,3300,185,3301,1309,3302,1574,3303,1604,3304,1605,3305,1611,3306],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/c8709951-ac17-4b71-b40f-1108acd2994c-2.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5500"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5500"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5503,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5500\/revisions\/5503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}