Trade Minister DanTehanWannon has received bilateral support to keep the conversation flowing with China after the communist power indefinitely suspended its high-level economic dialogue with Australia amid escalating trade tensions.
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Trade Minister Dan Tehan has received bilateral support to keep the conversation flowing with China after the communist power indefinitely suspended its high-level economic dialogue with Australia amid escalating trade tensions. In a statement on a Chinese government website, Beijing declared the decision was based on the current attitude of the Australian government towards China-Australia cooperation.
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