Ministry of Commerce: China and Australia agree to dialogue and negotiation to resolve disputes. China | Dispute | Ministry of Commerce
At today's routine press conference of the Ministry of Commerce, a spokesperson stated that since the beginning of this year, China and Australia have conducted in-depth discussions at various levels to properly resolve the trade dispute between the two countries in the World Trade Organization.
The Ministry of Commerce stated that the Australian side has expressed concern about the WTO dispute over anti-dumping and subsidy measures for barley and wine. The Chinese side has also expressed serious concerns about Australia's anti-dumping and anti subsidy measures against three products, including wind towers, railway wheels, and stainless steel water tanks, as well as improper practices in Australia's trade remedy investigation against China. Both sides have had multiple discussions and agreed to actively seek a quick resolution to other disputes through dialogue and negotiation, namely the case of Australia v. China on anti-dumping and anti subsidy measures for wine and China v. Australia on anti-dumping and anti subsidy measures for related products.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, He Yadong: China's wine industry is very important, and the case involves more than 1000 Chinese wine companies. We are willing to work towards the Australian side, further enhancing mutual trust and cooperation on the basis of resolving the barley dispute, fully taking into account each other's concerns, and promoting a "package" solution to the wine case and China's lawsuit against Australia for anti-dumping and anti subsidy measures for three types of products. At the same time, both China and Australia are members of the World Trade Organization and share the responsibility of maintaining a rule-based multilateral trading system. China also maintains an open attitude towards continuing to resolve the aforementioned issues through multilateral channels.