Tokyo | The first senior Chinese official to visit Australia in six years is meeting with senior members of the business community in Sydney on Tuesday as Beijing and Canberra pave the way for the removal of sanctions on $20 billion worth of exports.

China’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ma Zhaoxu, was scheduled to meet business leaders at a dinner hosted by the Australia China Business Council (ACBC) on Tuesday night. China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, would also attend.