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China
  • Imports from China A$44,463 million
  • Exports to China A$73,251 million
  • Capital Beijing
  • Official Language Mandarin
  • Surface Area 9,561,000 sq km
  • Population 1,350 million

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Australia In The Asian Century White Paper: Australia's Roadmap For Navigating The Asian Century (Prime Minister)
28 Oct 2012
Prime Minister Julia Gillard today released the Australia in the Asian Century White Paper, a roadmap showing how Australia can be a winner in the Asian century.
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China education agent sessions discuss visas
6 Aug 2012
A recent series of briefings for education agents in China raised discussion about Streamlined Visa Processing and Post Study Work Visas.
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Supply Chains the Key to Growth in East Asia
29 May 2012
East Asian economic integration encompasses not just China but the entire region, according to an Austrade-commissioned report by Mr Manuel Panagiotopoulos of consultancy firm, Australian & Japanese E ...
Success stories
Australian baby skin care succeeds in China using e-commerce
11 May 2012
Australian baby skin care brand MEIMEI is having success in China using e-commerce, a retailing concept that did not exist in the country a number of years ago.
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Austrade: your guide to the world’s growth markets
2 Mar 2012
Interviewed on Sky Business this week, Tim Beresford said Australia's prosperity is fundamentally linked to exports, and Austrade plays an important role in helping businesses meet the demands of the ...

Doing Business

Austrade’s business development specialists have prepared a range of market profiles that offer potential to assist in your exporting investigations. Austrade’s in-market teams have identified opportunities for Australian exporters in various industries (see profiled industries on the right side of this page).

More information on doing business in China

Country Profile

Content supplied by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    China's increasing middle class and urbanised population – whose income is on average three times that of rural areas – is demanding more sophisticated services, providing opportunities to diversify our trade relationship.
    » read more at DFAT
  • POLITICAL CLIMATE
    On 21 December 2012, Australia and China marked 40 years of diplomatic relations. The signing of the Joint Communiqué establishing diplomatic relations in 1972 marked a significant turning point in the bilateral relationship.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    The bilateral relationship continues to grow in breadth and depth. The relationship is soundly based on strong economic and trade complementarities and assisted by a comprehensive program of high-level visits and activities.
    » read more at DFAT

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IP Passport fact sheets

These fact sheets outline foreign Intellectual Property (IP) regimes and some of the issues and challenges which may be faced by Australian exporters.

The current fact sheets are available on the IP Australia website.

APEC Business Travel Card Scheme

Managed by the Department of Immigration, the APEC Business Travel Card Scheme was developed to make travelling within the 21 APEC member countries much simpler and more efficient.

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Multinational Enterprises should be aware of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises that provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business behaviour in a variety of areas, consistent with applicable domestic laws. These Guidelines are endorsed and promoted by the Australian Government. For more information, go to the AusNCP website.

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    Austrade's International Readiness Indicator is an online tool to help Australian businesses determine whether they are ready for exporting.

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