China FTA About Access and Opportunity, Australian Official Says

(Beijing) – Australia recently signed a free-trade agreement with China after completing similar deals with Japan and South Korea. When Australia's minister of industry and science, Ian Macfarlane, visited Beijing on July 1 and 2, he discussed these FTAs with Caixin, saying the focus was on market access and investment opportunities.

Macfarlane admitted Canberra does not have the details of its trade policy for China fully fleshed out, "but we do want to make sure to eliminate barriers to investment between our two countries, and the FTA will definitely address that."