and lobster. we discussed recent volatility in nickel markets and i made the point that predictability in business and trade is in all of our economic interests. we spoke earlier to former trade and tourism minister steven ciobo. there has without any doubt been a long period now of strained bilateral relationships. this visit signals in many respects a stabilisation of the relationship. note that both sides referred to stabilisation rather than normalisation, which i think in many respects contains the genesis of this. slowly slowly, perhaps, the steps towards normalisation. china proposed it would halt all australian wine tariffs, ending a three year long dispute. is this a sign of things to come, especially on the trade front that there is room for progress? a lot of room for progress. we ve come a long way from when the former government put in place the trade agreement between australia and china. some backsliding that took place over a number of years. consistent with t
respects a stabilisation of the relationship. note that both sides referred to stabilisation rather than normalisation, which i think in many respects contains the genesis of this. slowly perhaps the steps towards normalisation. china proposed it would halt all australian wine tariffs, ending a three year year dispute. is this a sign of things to come, especially on the trade front that there is room for progress? a lot of room for progress. we ve come a long way from when the former government put in place the trade agreement between australia and china. some backsliding that took place over a number of years. consistent with the fact that the bilateral relationship was under significant pressure. a lot of those pressures still exist today. much of china s more assertive posture in the south china sea continues. since then, we ve seen australia move forward with aukus, putting pressure on relationships. the fact that both sides are doing what they can to try to stabilise the
alert to southwest florida, president biden has just landed and is set to get a first land look at the devastation there unleashed by hurricane ian. the president will also be meeting with governor ron desantis of florida during the trip as the region faces what could be ears of rebuilding. hello, welcome, sandra smith in new york. and a big welcome to bret, i m sure you heard the voice and thought that s bret baier. bret: good to be with you, bret baier here for john roberts. one week since the category 4 hurricane ian made landfall with historic winds and storm surge. damage estimates are staggering, as high as $50 billion. sandra: the numbers continue to climb. the president expected to reaffirm the commitment to rebuild during remarks a short time from now. bret: the storm killing at least 109 people in the u.s. so far. sandra: so heartbreaking. alexandria hoff is in fort myers beach, what is the president s plan? yes, he s going to get a unique view of this off
president biden set to meet with chinese president xi jinping as he tries to prevent tensions from spiraling. and we are about to find out how retail sales that been faring leading up to the crucial holiday season. much more ahead. this hour of cnn this morning now. israeli troops carrying out an operation inside gaza s largest hospital, al shifa. a palestinian official says the soldiers entered the basement and ground floor of the surgery building and interrogated medical staff. the idf releasing video claiming to show troops dropping off aid. cnn cannot independently verify that and has not been able to reach the hospital for confirmation. the idf accused hamas of running a command center beneath the hospital and using civilians above as human shields had. the israeli military is calling this a precise and targeted operation based on their intelligence. we will be joined by a spokesperson for the idf in minutes. meanwhile, fbi director christopher wray is about to