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This week, I’ll journey to Japan and China as a part of the Albanese Labor Government’s work to strengthen Australia’s commerce, funding and power safety relationships with two of our most vital buying and selling companions within the area.
In Tokyo, I’ll meet with my counterpart, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa, for the sixth Australia-Japan Ministerial Economic Dialogue. I can even again in Australian exporters at a number of enterprise occasions as we search to construct on our $97.5 billion buying and selling relationship by promoting extra of Australia’s world-class items and attracting extra funding into Australia.
The go to to Japan will advance power and financial safety outcomes from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s latest go to to Australia.
Our relationship with Japan has by no means been stronger, and it’s extra vital than ever that we deepen our cooperation below the Special Strategic Partnership.
In Suzhou, I’ll maintain my 14th assembly with Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao for the 18th Joint Ministerial Economic Commission (JMEC). JMEC is central to our relationship with our largest buying and selling companion and can cowl points throughout the breadth of the commerce and financial relationship, together with power provide.
Australia and China are vital buying and selling companions, with whole two-way items and providers commerce between Australia and China valued at $326 billion in 2025.
In Suzhou I’ll characterize Australia on the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting. APEC’s 21 member economies account for about 73 per cent of Australia’s whole commerce in items and providers.
As a buying and selling nation, Australia has all the time been an advocate of free and honest commerce and in Suzhou, I’ll proceed to champion our help for the rules-based buying and selling order and the understanding this offers to the worldwide economic system and to Australian companies.
Footage and imagery might be accessible from DFAT’s media library – Japan and China May 2026.
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