According to the Ministry of Commerce, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao held bilateral talks with Australian Minister Farrell in the United Arab Emirates, and conducted in-depth exchanges on China-Australia economic and trade relations and related issues. What is remarkable is that after this meeting, the Australian Anti-Dumping Committee announced on the same day that it would cancel a double anti-dumping measure against Chinese products.
The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission announced that it has decided to withdraw the double anti-dumping measures against A4 copy paper in China and other countries from May 5, 2023.
At this time, Australian Minister Farrell revealed in an interview that China and Australia have basically reached an agreement on the wine dispute, which may be resolved within a few weeks.
Australia's voluntary cancellation of the anti-dumping measures against China can be seen as a gesture of goodwill, aimed at implementing the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and continuing the momentum of improvement in China-Australia relations, especially in the economic and trade fields. This also shows that Australia is eager for China to respond and lift the countermeasures against Australia, especially in terms of the countermeasures suffered by the Australian side due to the investigation of the origin of the new coronavirus.
The warming of Sino-Australian relations does not mean that Australia is politically and ideologically free from the influence of the United States. Despite frequent high-level contacts and positive signals, the Australian side is still consistent with the United States on certain China-related issues and is relatively conservative. This shows that the improvement of China-Australia relations is more superficial, and Australia's China policy has not undergone fundamental changes in its cautious and pragmatic manner.
As for Australia's expectation that China will lift its countermeasures against its wines, it has been reported that the Ministry of Commerce is conducting a corresponding investigation. With Farrell making it clear that the Australia-China wine dispute will be resolved as soon as possible, the China-Australia Ministerial Meeting could be a key high-level meeting to identify and resolve the dispute.
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