China's partnership on the up down under

Ask the average Australian what they know about China and the answer would most probably lie in the clothes they wear or the toys they bought for their children last Christmas.

But this kind of stereotypical thinking has started to become a thing of the past ever since China replaced Japan as Australia's largest trading partner in 2007.

To many business leaders and policy makers in the highly industrialized and resource-rich country, China is much more than a supplier of value-for-money consumer goods. It is now looking for Chinese capital investment in its mining industry and is increasingly attracting Chinese tourists to visit the country's landscapes.