Australian Ministers Open for Talks After Beijing Axes Economic Dialogue Platform

Australian Ministers Open for Talks After Beijing Axes Economic Dialogue Platform
Australian Federal Trade Minister Dan Tehan at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, on Dec. 9, 2020. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
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Trade Minister Dan Tehan has expressed disappointment at the suspension of high-level economic dialogue by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), stressing that the Australian government is always open for talks to resume.

On Thursday, the CCP “indefinitely” suspended all future activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, following last month’s termination of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) arrangements by Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
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