Source: AP/Mark Schiefelbein.
Australia will focus on China’s punishing trade sanctions when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.
Albanese will meet his Chinese counterpart this afternoon, marking the first meeting between Australian and Chinese leaders since 2016.
It also represents the most prominent meeting since China levelled a series of heavy sanctions on Australian exports including wine, barley, beef, and lobster.
The sanctions, implemented in retaliation to the former Morrison government’s call for an inquiry into Beijing’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, have significantly dented the Chinese export values of certain goods.
Between January and September 2021, the value of Australia-China exports covered by those sanctions fell by $17.68
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