SYDNEY: China is set to resume imports of Australian timber from Thursday (May 18) and talks are under way about a visit by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Beijin
from Thursday and talks are under way about a visit by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Beijing, China's ambassador to Canberra said on Thursday.
Australia's centre-left Labor government is pushing for an end to a series of Chinese unofficial bans and tariffs placed on Australian products including coal, timber and lobster in 2020 during a nadir in diplomatic relations. Reuters reported in March discussions between Chinese customs and Australian agricultural officials over the resumption of trade.returned from a trip to Beijing. A visit by Foreign Minister Penny Wong in December was followed weeks later by the resumption of coal shipments.
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