SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday (Apr 18) reaffirmed its commitment to improving agriculture ties with China after a ministerial meeting, as Canberra cheered progress made toward restoring trade in barley amid a thawing in diplomatic relations. Australia last week said it had reached an agreement with China to
SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to improving agriculture ties with China after a ministerial meeting, as Canberra cheered progress made toward restoring trade in barley amid a thawing in diplomatic relations.
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said the resumption of normal trade was in the interests of both countries after a meeting with Chinese agriculture vice-minister Ma Youxiang in Canberra on Monday. Australia's diplomatic relations with its largest trading partner had been severely strained since 2018 when it banned China's Huawei from providing equipment during the rollout of its 5G network. Ties soured further after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19.But tensions have eased after the centre-left Labor government returned to power last year in Australia.
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