Australia's Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell, said he was pleased with his talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on removing trade barriers
BEIJING, May 12 - Australia's Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell said on Friday he was "pleased" with his talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on removing trade barriers, but added that his visit was "just another step" in stabilising ties.
The visit "is just another step in the road of stabilising the relationship," Farrell told a press conference after the talks. "I came here to create a pathway to normalise our trade and economic relationship with China." As tensions eased, Beijing in January gave permission to four government-backed firms to ship in Australian coal and trade has now fully resumed.on barley, while China said it would hasten a review into the tariffs.
In opening remarks at the 16th Joint Ministerial Economic Commission, Farrell told Wang: "We can see the benefits for Australian and Chinese businesses and consumers that continue to flow from the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement" of 2015.
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