China’s former commerce minister, Gao Hucheng, and Australia’s former prime minister, Tony Abbott, formalised the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAfta) in June 2015. Photo: Getty Images
China’s former commerce minister, Gao Hucheng, and Australia’s former prime minister, Tony Abbott, formalised the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAfta) in June 2015. Photo: Getty Images

China-Australia relations: both sides point fingers, saying ‘letter and spirit’ of trade agreement not honoured

  • When the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAfta) was signed five years ago, both Canberra and Beijing agreed to review it at least every five years
  • Neither China nor Australia has shown the enthusiasm or willingness to further upgrade their bilateral trade relations, given their worsening trade dispute

China’s former commerce minister, Gao Hucheng, and Australia’s former prime minister, Tony Abbott, formalised the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAfta) in June 2015. Photo: Getty Images
China’s former commerce minister, Gao Hucheng, and Australia’s former prime minister, Tony Abbott, formalised the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAfta) in June 2015. Photo: Getty Images
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