Andrew Robb (Goldstein, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade and Investment) Share this | Hansard source

Retail sales in China last year increased by 13 per cent, the opposite of what we saw in Australia under those on the other side. This will open up new opportunities for Australia across many areas in line with our strengths. That is why today the Prime Minister announced that, from 8 to 11 April this year, we will take a very big business group, which I will lead in association with Australia Week in China, involving the Prime Minister as part of his broader North Asian involvement. This trip will have industry-themed events across four major cities. It will involve hundreds of business people from Australia—350 have already nominated—and it will reflect our nation's strengths: things such as agribusiness, mining, health, tourism, food, urban planning and architecture.

Mr Champion interjecting—

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