Australia would rather resolve its disputes with China over wine and barley tariffs outside of the World Trade Organisation, but Trade Minister Don Farrell hasAmid speculation Senator Farrell will head to China early next year, following Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong’s breakthrough visit before Christmas, the trade minister says he’s willing to meet with Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao “any time, at any place”.
“But for the moment, those cases continue and we’re very confident of a successful outcome, particularly in respect of wine and barley.” “The signs are good. Let’s be clear about that. The signs are very positive, but we haven’t made a breakthrough yet. And time will tell just how we finally resolve these outstanding issues.”, buying 3.325 million tonnes primarily for livestock feed.
While wine and crayfish remained “very difficult products to find new markets for”, the minister said Australia’s free trade agreement with India, which entered into force on Thursday, could change that.“That’s a country which has an enormous population and has the potential to be a diversified trading partner for all of those products.”“We’ve seen increased engagement. I met with President Xi at the G20 meeting. It was very constructive. We had the Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, visit Beijing.
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