Figure 1: Witnessing the signing of the contract in Canberra in 2014.
Figure 2-1｜English version of 2015-2022 Trade Report on China’s Food Imports from Australia
Figure 2-2｜China’s Imports from Australia and Trends, 2015-2022
The report was launched at the Australian China Business Council’s (ACBC) Annual Conference at Parliament House, Canberra, on 18 October 2023, where 150 of Australia’s best and brightest in the Chinese business community listened to the presentation, which was endorsed by the Federal Minister for Trade and the Minister for Agriculture.
Figure 3: The English version of the report was officially launched at Parliament House, Canberra.
The report was also endorsed by Ambassador Xiao Qian at the Chinese Ambassador’s Welcome Dinner in Australia and received suggestions and comments from Embassy staff, which will guide future reports.
Figure 4: Report core members with Ambassador Xiao Qian at the Chinese Embassy in Canberra.
This report was written by a team from the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products (CCCFNA), with the support of the appropriate authorities, and follows on from the New Zealand report.
Under the co-ordination of Ms Sophy Liu, CEO of Oz-Town Australia, a working group was set up to co-ordinate the publication of the report and was closely co-ordinated by the members of the working group. The team included Alison Airey of ACBC, Simon Woods of Auscham Shanghai, Tony Zhang of Qixin Group and Ian Harrison, a consultant to Oz-Town, and was guided by Andrew Robb, the former Minister for Trade who signed the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA).The report has also been sponsored by a number of outstanding Australian businesses: Australia’s Yuanjiu Unibail International Trade Group, China Southern Airlines Australia, Crest Group, Australian Pharmaceuticals Group, Ausgood Group and Fountain Set Group. Thanks to the support of these entrepreneurs, the report was published on schedule.
Figure 5: Report Core Participants and Sponsors
Figure 6: Made in Australia and Oz-Town’s previous corporate brands at the Fxpo
This report paints a detailed picture of eight years of trade data, a snapshot of the glorious 50 years of Sino-Australian relations, and a comprehensive picture of the eight years of brilliant performance of Sino-Australian free trade, for which countless Australians and Chinese have worked so hard.
We also look forward to the steady development of China-Australia relations, seeking common ground, and moving forward to another 50 years. From this year onwards, the report will publish a new trade report every year to track and analyse the trend of Australia-China trade and make a contribution to Australia-China trade.