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Published 11/07/2009 by The Age

Protect us from protectionism: keep the doors open

IN HIS recent address to the Australia China Business Council, China's Vice-Premier Li Keqiang expressed his deep desire for a Sino-Australian free trade agreement. This is an encouraging sign, as free trade has long been essential to the wealth and wellbeing of the Australian...

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