Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) shares a joke with China's Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang during their bilateral meeting in Sydney October 30, 2009. China called on Friday for an urgent resolution of issues that stand in the way of a stalled Sino-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), adding it was ready to allow competitive Australian imports. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) shares a joke with China's Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang during their bilateral meeting in Sydney October 30, 2009. China called on Friday for an urgent resolution of issues that stand in the way of a stalled Sino-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), adding it was ready to allow competitive Australian imports.

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  1. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard welcomes Chinese Executive Vice Premier Li Keqiang to a bilateral meeting on October 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. . Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.

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  1. Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) shares a joke with China's Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang during their bilateral meeting in Sydney October 30, 2009. China called on Friday for an urgent resolution of issues that stand in the way of a stalled Sino-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), adding it was ready to allow competitive Australian imports.
  2. Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang holds a bilateral meeting with the Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard during his visit to Sydney on October 30, 2009. Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  3. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard welcomes Chinese Executive Vice Premier Li Keqiang to a bilateral meeting on October 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. . Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  4. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard welcomes Chinese Executive Vice Premier Li Keqiang to a bilateral meeting on October 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. . Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  5. Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) chats with China's Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang during their bilateral meeting in Sydney October 30, 2009. China called on Friday for an urgent resolution of issues that stand in the way of a stalled Sino-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), adding it was ready to allow competitive Australian imports.
  6. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard welcomes Chinese Executive Vice Premier Li Keqiang to a bilateral meeting on October 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. . Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  7. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard welcomes Chinese Executive Vice Premier Li Keqiang to a bilateral meeting on October 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. . Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  8. Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard (R), shares a joke with Executive Vice-Premier of China, Li Keqiang (L), during a bilateral meeting in Sydney on October 30, 2009. Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  9. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) chats to Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (L) during a bilateral meeting in Sydney on October 30, 2009. Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  10. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) chats to Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (L) during a bilateral meeting in Sydney on October 30, 2009. Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  11. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) welcomes Chinese Executive Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L) to a bilateral meeting in Sydney on October 30, 2009. Australia and China signed five bilateral agreements covering education and training, cultural heritage, illegal logging and a commercial agreement between Telstra and ZTE Corporation of China.
  12. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) shakes hands with Chinese Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (R) as Li arrives in Sydney on October 29, 2009. China's Vice-Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Australia late on October 29 for a fence-mending visit following months of trade and diplomatic tension. Li will touch down for talks with Mandarin-speaking Prime Minister Kevin Rudd seeking an upturn in relations which plummeted after China's arrest of Rio Tinto mining executive Stern Hu.
  13. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) shakes hands with Chinese Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (R) as Li arrives in Sydney on October 29, 2009. China's Vice-Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Australia late on October 29 for a fence-mending visit following months of trade and diplomatic tension. Li will touch down for talks with Mandarin-speaking Prime Minister Kevin Rudd seeking an upturn in relations which plummeted after China's arrest of Rio Tinto mining executive Stern Hu.

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