SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and China agreed to cooperate additional on funding, commerce and decarbonisation, Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers mentioned on Friday throughout a go to to the nation.
“We are going to host counterparts subsequent 12 months to proceed to advance these discussions on areas like commerce and funding, decarbonisation of the industries, enterprise engagement,” Chalmers informed a information convention in Beijing, the primary go to to China by an Australian treasurer for seven years.
Ties between the nations had soured after Australia in 2017 accused China of meddling in its politics. An Australian name in 2020 for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 additional infuriated China, which responded with blocks on varied Australian imports.
However China has since lifted virtually all commerce curbs after an outreach from Australia’s Labour authorities that gained energy in 2022.
