CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release:
Today, I co‑chaired the fifth Australia‑China Strategic Economic Dialogue with Chairman Zheng Shanjie of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
This is the first time in a decade the Strategic Economic Dialogue has been held in back‑to‑back years and comes the day before the 10‑year anniversary of the China‑Australia Free Trade Agreement coming into force.
This is all about more economic engagement with our biggest trading partner in ways that benefit both countries.
More trade and investment mean more jobs and opportunities for our workers and bigger and better returns for our businesses, and ...