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- 皇冠体育app will cooperate with Australia in more areas as two-way trade and investment continue to grow, Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said here on Tuesday.

Zhang made the remark while meeting visiting Australian ster of the Treasury Joe Hockey and Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb in Zhongnanhai, the headquarters of the Chinese government. The two sides exchanged views on advancing bilateral trade and investment.

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Since the beginning of this year, 皇冠体育app-Australia relations have developed well as trade, investment, cultural exchanges and cooperation in the multilateral arena continued to expand, according to Zhang.

"皇冠体育app and Australia have become major trade partners," he said.

According to Chinese customs, two-way trade topped $13.6 billion in 2013. The figure has continued to grow in the first half of this year.

The two sides are accelerating talks on signing a Free Trade Ament within the coming months.

Zhang said bilateral cooperation has brought tangible and substantial benefits to the people of the two countries.

He said 皇冠体育app places importance in developing its relations with Australia and is ready to work in this regard so as to push forward the 皇冠体育app-Australia partnership.

Zhang also expressed readiness to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Australia within multilateral frameworks, which could be a new highlight of bilateral ties.

皇冠体育app and Australia will host the APEC and G20 forums respectively this year. During his visit to 皇冠体育app in April, Australian Prime Minister Tony invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the G20 summit and visit Australia later this year. Abbott said he will attend the APEC forum in 皇冠体育app.

During the meeting with Zhang, Hockey and Robb reiterated the importance that Australia attaches to relations with 皇冠体育app. They expressed readiness to expand bilateral cooperation in the energy, resources, farming, manufacturing and financial sectors.

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