Australia and China have achieved a major breakthrough on trade impediments, agreeing on a pathway forward to end the dispute over barley imports.
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The Australian government has paused its World Trade Organisation dispute levelled against China for imposing the tariffs.
Beijing will conduct an expedited review of the tariffs over the next three to four months, after which the WTO case will resume if no agreement is reached.
"We believe there's no justification for the measures that China introduced in relation to barley," Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.
"We have also made clear that we believe it is in both countries' interests for these trade impediments to be removed."
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A resolution could pave the way for the the removal of trade barriers imposed against other Australian products.
"We hope this will be a template for them moving on to the other areas of dispute, and in particular, Australian wine," Trade Minister Don Farrell said.
"We are hopeful that at the end of that review process, that the impediments that currently exist will be suspended and removed and we can get back to normal trade with China."
China remains Australia's largest trading partner, worth some $300 billion last year.
Australian Associated Press