Australia rebuffs China's appeal to 'join hands' in trade

Sydney (AFP) April 10, 2025
Australia rebuffed China's appeal to "join hands" to defend trade on Thursday, as Beijing looks for partners to help it blunt US tariffs now ratcheted up to 125 percent. Ambassador Xiao Qian urged Australia and other trading partners to "jointly respond to the changes of the world" in an opinion piece written for a Sydney newspaper. "Under the new circumstances, China stands ready to j