Australia, China sign landmark trade agreement
Deal to abolish tariffs in various sectors, penalties on goods
Canberra
AUSTRALIA and China signed a landmark trade deal on Wednesday after a decade of talks, providing a boon for growth and jobs by abolishing tariffs across a raft of sectors. Trade Minister Andrew Robb and visiting Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng formally inked the document in Canberra, ending years of often difficult and protracted negotiations.
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