Chalmers meets Chinese counterpart amid economic fears
Jim Chalmers has held a breakthrough meeting with China’s Finance Minister, Liu Kun, as the government continued to fret over the consequences of a rapidly flatlining Chinese economy, which could include a downgrade of Australia’s economic forecasts.
During his second and final day at the G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors, Dr Chalmers continued the thaw in relations between Australia and Beijing by becoming the first treasurer in four years to meet his Chinese counterpart.
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