Canberra, Aug 10 (ANI): Australia has accepted more Chinese than Indian and British migrants for first time in 223-year its history, as the nation attempts to strengthen its ties with the world's fastest-growing major economy.
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said that the country took in 29,547 migrants from China, or 17.5 per cent of the total migration program in the year to June 30, compared with 23,931 from the UK and 21,768 from India.
"Skilled migrants deliver significant benefits to the Australian economy as their employment contributes to economic growth and their relative youth offsets some of the impacts of the aging labor force," the Age quoted Bowen, as saying.
Australia is undergoing a surge in resource investment as mining and energy firms boost output to meet demand from China and India.
Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson, earlier said that Australia will have a 'significant' impact from the emergence of India and China, two economies that account for more than a third of the world's population and are growing rapidly. (ANI)
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