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Trade Minister Dan Tehan snubbed by Chinese counterpart as communication freeze with Australia continues
China’s government seems intent on maintaining its communications freeze with Australian government ministers, brushing off an appeal to reopen dialogue with new Trade Minister Dan Tehan.
Key points:
- A number of Australian exports have been hit with Chinese tariffs in recent months
- New Trade Minister Dan Tehan has attempted to contact Beijing to discuss the disputes, but has not received a response
- Australian officials have interpreted China’s committal response as a demand for Australia to make concrete concessions
Mr Tehan has written to his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao, attempting to kickstart discussions on a series of trade disputes.
The relationship between the two nations has sunk to historic lows.
Beijing has hit multiple Australian…
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