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China Business Focus is a group of businesses that seeks a positive result for Australian business from the negotiation of an Australia-China free trade agreement. The group's activities include advocacy, research and representation.

18 April 2008: The teams negotiating a Free Trade Agreement between Australia and China will hold an extra meeting before their next planned negotiating session in June, reports The Australian. More...

11 April 2008: The Chinese and Australian governments have agreed 'to unfreeze' the stalled negotiations for a free trade agreement, reports The Australian. More...

7 April 2008: The China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement has been warmly welcomed by the agriculture sector, reports the New Zealand Herald. More...

12 March 2008: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and Trade Minister Phil Goff are expected to fly to Beijing in April for a formal signing ceremony to commemorate the forthcoming NZ-China FTA, reports the New Zealand Herald. More...

15 January 2008: Rudd Government budget cuts in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will result in the loss of a Beijing-based staff member working on FTA negotiations, reports The Age. More...

8 January 2008: The Rudd Government has overturned a Howard Government decision to allocate $12.7 million across nine government agencies to advance China FTA negotiations, reports The Australian. More...

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