Sino-Australian biz ties to remain 'strong, flourishing'

Commerce chamber head sees solid recovery in bilateral trade, investment

The partnership between Australian and Chinese companies is expected to remain "strong and flourishing" despite intensified global trade volatility amid the United States' tariff increases, and lingering political uncertainties, said Vaughn Barber, chair of the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce.

"A high degree of complementarity is the reason why I think the bilateral trade and investment relationship will continue to be strong and flourishing," Barber said in an exclusive interview with China Daily.

The bilateral trade and investment relationship has been recovering at a solid pace after bilateral relations stabilized, Barber said, with around 60 percent of more than 400 Australian companies recently polled by the chamber saying that they are optimistic about the opportunities in China over the next two years.