'If we start to see them walk the walk then we know there's a real change in the relationship between Australia and China.' 9News
Croucher says Xiao's comments about improving China-Australia relations were encouraging.Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian during a media conference at the Chinese embassy in Canberra on January 10.
But trade bans remain on many Australian goods, while two Australians are also still in detention in China and Croucher said the change in tone needs to be followed by actions.Chinese trade sanctions remain on Australian goods after more than two years. "He gave the indication, particularly starting with coal, then things like wine, some of the textile products and some of the other crucial products that are shipped to China ... that could be the change," Croucher said.
"During the Second World War, Japan invaded Australia, bombed Darwin, killed Australians and treated Australian POWs in a way that was humanly unacceptable," Xiao said.
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