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China said on Thursday it had suspended an economic agreement with Australia.
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Australia on Thursday described China s decision to freeze regular bilateral trade talks as disappointing, but insisted Canberra was still willing to talk despite ties reaching a new low.
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Trade Minister Dan Tehan said the now-suspended China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue provided an important forum for the two countries to work through issues , but noted no such talks had taken place since 2017. China earlier said it had suspended the agreement as relations between the two sides have collapsed into acrimony.
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