China and Australia Agree to Virtual Meeting for Trade Talks
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Wine barrels stacked at a winery in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
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China and Australia’s top trade representatives will meet for virtual talks after months of speculation and delays, the latest sign of a potential breakthrough in the economic dispute between the two countries.
Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and his Australian counterpart Trade Minister Don Farrell will meet via video link for their first discussion since the election of the Labor government in Australia in May 2022. However, the two sides have yet to agree on a date for the meeting.