Shadow Foreign Minister Says China Trade Welcome, but Values Still Important

Published on October 11, 2024

Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham says the federal opposition is pleased to see trade resume with Beijing, but Australia must also stand firmly on its democratic principles. Birmingham spoke on ABC Radio National on the back of news Beijing had decided to allow Australia to export live rock lobsters after a years-long ban. The decision comes after a meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Communist Party Premier Li Qiang on Oct. 10 on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Laos. The lifting of the ban on live rock lobster exports ends years of trade disputes that Birmingham says never should have happened....

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