‘Australia Supports WTO Trade Rules Framework’: PM Rejects Beijing’s Trade Sanctions

‘Australia and China have prospered thanks to the certainty and stability that is made possible by rules-based trade,’ said Anthony Albanese.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the opening ceremony of the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2023. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly supported the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) trade rules framework while rebuking the economic sanctions imposed by Beijing.

On Nov. 5, the prime minister attended the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, where he delivered a speech about the relationship between the two countries and trade issues.