After three years of tit-for-tat trade disputes, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has confirmed it will resume its importation of Australian timber—effective immediately. In a rare media appearance, Beijing’s ambassador to Canberra, Xiao Qian, told reporters that the central government’s decision was based on a “serious study” provided to Beijing by Australia on the quarantine risks…

Australian trade minister Don Farrell is heading to Beijing to meet his counterpart in the country’s latest effort to resolve the long-term trade dispute with China. The minister departed for China on May 11 following an invitation from Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a virtual meeting between the two sides in February. At the…

New Zealand has filed a trade dispute against Canada’s implementation of dairy tariff rate quotas, that sets how much dairy products are able to cross the border tariff-free. The proceedings are being filed under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the first of its kind. Trade Minister Damien O’Connor said on May…