Politics latest: Growth on the agenda as Chalmers begins China talks
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has arrived in Beijing to meet with National Development and Reform Commission chair Zheng Shanjie, who oversees China’s five-year economic plans and the country’s foreign investment regime.
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