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Original title: Australian Media: To promote Australian products, the Australian Ambassador to China will go to CIIE

[Artículo / Observador Net Qi Qian]Recently, China Customs has implemented inspections on imported products such as lobsters and logs originating from Australia in accordance with the law to ensure consumer safety. However, the Australian media and politicians seized the opportunity to frequently exaggerate, claiming that China is “breaking up” Australian imports.

For a time Australia began to “panic”, and Australia’s ambassador to China, Graham Fletcher, could not sit still.

According to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on October 2, Fu Guanhan set his sights on the upcoming third China International Import Expo, ready to go to the venue to “show his fists” and sell the country’s products to buyers throughout China, including wine, beef, etc.

The opening ceremony of the 3rd China International Import Expo and Hongqiao International Economic Forum will be held in Shanghai on November 4. According to a report in the People’s Daily on November 2, the press conference of the third CIIE announced that all preparations are ready. “Compared to the previous two, the third CIIE will present more features and highlights.” The current CIIE will be held from November 5 to 10.

Observer.com noted that the CIIE III showroom is divided into 6 exhibition areas, including Australian exhibitorsAgricultural productsThe exhibition areas of medical equipment and medicine and health are of great interest and dozens of companies have registered to participate.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) revealed on the 2nd that the Australian Ambassador to China, Fu Guanhan, is expected to attend the third CIIE in Shanghai and personally promote Chinese products to buyers across China. The last two CIIEs have attracted a large number of Australian trade representatives to promote products.

According to the report, Fu Guanhan’s attendance at the CIIE as a “seller” is related to the recent tensions between China and Australia and the hype by some foreign media about “cracked” Australian imports from China.

On the 1st of this month, Australian media broke the news that tons of live Australian lobsters were stranded at Chinese airports and faced delays in customs clearance. The related delays have “caused people concern.” Reuters reported that Australian products such as barley, beef, charcoal and wine have been affected by Sino-Australian relations, and seafood may become the next industry affected by this.

Furthermore, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation claimed in a report on the 2nd that three wine distributors in different cities in China were suddenly notified that they would ban the importation of wine and other related products from Australia. Among them, the traders stated that six other imported commodities – wheat, wool, lobster, coal, sugar and copper mines – are also subject to the ban. But a representative of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Beijing said he did not know.

The British “Guardian” has calculated an account for Australia: according to data from an Australian think tank, the total value of the top five industries affected by Sino-Australian relations reaches hundreds of billions of yuan each year. Recently, Australian lobster exports at the center of public opinion reached 3.5 billion yuan, of which about 94% was sold to China.

In this regard, Geoff Raby, the former Australian ambassador to China, stated in an interview with The Guardian on the 2nd that Australia’s economic dependence on China will not change unless Australians are willing to accept the decline in levels of lifetime. He called on the Australian government to maintain good relations between China and Australia.

At the regular Chinese Foreign Ministry press conference on the 2nd, spokesman Wang Wenbin responded to the “problem of delayed customs clearance on lobster.” He said that China Customs implements inspection and quarantine of imported seafood at the import port in accordance with the law, and releases them after they pass. This is not only necessary to implement relevant national laws and regulations, but also to ensure the safety of imported Chinese consumers.

Wang Wenbin pointed out that China has always insisted on developing friendly and cooperative relations with other countries on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit. We always believe that a healthy and stable relationship between China and Australia is in the fundamental interests of the two peoples. Australia is expected to do more things that lead to mutual trust and cooperation between China and Australia, and are in line with the spirit of China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership, in order to put China-Australia relations back on track in a early date.

Editor in Charge: Liang Bin SF055