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China has
become Australia's largest trading partner.
Last November, combined China and Hong Kong trade with Australia
passed Japan to take top spot.
Now China holds the No 1 position in its own right, according to
the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Japan had held top spot since 1970/71.
Over the year to July, China-Australia trade totalled $50.5
billion, up 20 per cent on a year ago.
Trade with China has doubled in the space of just three years