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China lifts ban on some - but not all - Australian imports

Chinese Ambassador to Australia H.E. Xiao Qian

Chinese ambassador to Australia H.E. Xiao Qian speaks to journalists at the Embassy of China in Canberra (AAP/Lukas Coch) Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE

As the Australia-China relationship continues to thaw after years of tension, Australian timber will now be allowed back into China after a three-year ban. But the Chinese Ambassador to Australia has hit out at Australia's increasingly close partnership with the United States, insisting China is not a threat.


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As the Australia-China relationship continues to thaw after years of tension, Australian timber will now be allowed back into China after a three-year ban. But the Chinese Ambassador to Australia has hit out at Australia's increasingly close partnership with the United States, insisting China is not a threat.



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