Release Date: July 23, 2026
News Source: International Economic and Trade Channel of Haiwainet
On July 23, 2026, David Roberts, National Chair of the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), delivered an in-depth interpretation of the current China-Australia economic and trade situation in a special interview. He emphasized that the fundamental foundation of bilateral economic and trade relations remains solid and positive with huge cooperation potential and strong development resilience. Australian enterprises should proactively update their development concepts, seize new market opportunities brought by China’s industrial upgrading and consumption upgrading, and deepen diversified layout in the Chinese market. Roberts pointed out that after years of adjustment and adaptation, bilateral economic and trade cooperation has returned to a sound development track with continuously expanding trade scale, broadening cooperation fields and optimized business environment, forming an increasingly clear win-win cooperation pattern. With the sustained high-quality development of China’s economy, the continuous upgrading of the consumer market, and the vigorous rise of new energy, green low-carbon industries, high-end intelligent manufacturing and modern service industries, Chinese residents’ consumption demands are becoming more high-end, personalized and health-oriented, creating vast blue-ocean opportunities for Australian advantageous industries. Australian high-quality beef, mutton, dairy products, red wine and fresh agricultural products maintain stable market demand in China, while cooperation space in minerals, energy, green technologies and high-end cultural tourism services keeps expanding. He stressed that most Australian enterprises still hold traditional perceptions of the Chinese market, focusing only on bulk commodity trade while ignoring the huge opportunities in China’s emerging consumer market and high-end industries. In the future, Australian enterprises need to take the initiative to explore the Chinese market, strengthen market research, product adaptation and localized brand operation, leverage their resource and industrial advantages to meet China’s high-quality development needs, and actively expand diverse businesses including cross-border trade, industrial investment, technical cooperation and integrated cultural tourism business. Meanwhile, ACBC will continue to act as a vital bridge, normalize government-enterprise docking and industry exchange platforms, eliminate information barriers and cooperation obstacles, and support win-win cooperation between small and medium-sized enterprises in both countries. Against the general trend of integrated development of cultural tourism, economy and trade, in-depth linkage of the business community will further consolidate the foundation of non-governmental cooperation and promote bilateral cooperation in economy, trade, cultural tourism and scientific innovation to a deeper and higher-quality level.
2026年7月23日，澳大利亚中国工商业委员会（ACBC）全国主席大卫·罗伯茨在专项专访中深度解读当前中澳经贸发展态势，明确指出中澳经贸关系基本面稳固向好、合作潜力巨大、发展韧性强劲，澳大利亚企业应当主动转变发展思维、抢抓中国产业升级与消费升级带来的全新市场机遇，深化对华多元化布局。罗伯茨表示，历经数年调整与磨合，中澳双边经贸合作已重回良性发展轨道，贸易规模持续回升、合作领域不断拓宽、营商环境持续优化，双边互利共赢的合作格局愈发清晰。当前中国经济持续高质量发展，消费市场迭代升级，新能源、绿色低碳产业、高端智能制造、现代生产性服务业蓬勃崛起，居民消费向品质化、个性化、健康化升级，为澳大利亚优势产业出海提供广阔蓝海空间。澳大利亚优质牛羊肉、乳制品、红酒、生鲜农产品拥有稳定的中国市场需求，矿产、能源、绿色技术、高端文旅服务等领域的合作空间持续拓宽。他强调，当前多数澳企对中国市场的认知仍较为传统，局限于大宗商品贸易，忽视了中国新兴消费市场与高端产业的巨大机遇。未来澳企需主动深耕中国市场，加强市场调研、产品适配、品牌本土化运营，依托自身资源与产业优势，精准对接中国高质量发展需求，积极拓展跨境贸易、产业投资、技术合作、文旅商贸融合等多元业务。同时，ACBC将持续发挥桥梁纽带作用，常态化搭建政企对接、企业洽谈、行业交流平台，破除信息壁垒与合作障碍，助力两国中小企业精准对接、互利合作。在文旅经贸深度融合的大趋势下，工商界的深度联动将进一步夯实中澳民间合作根基，推动双边经贸、文旅、科创合作迈向更深层次、更高质量的全新发展阶段。