▁of ▁powers ▁that ▁quietly ▁sought ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁obst acles ▁to ▁Asian ▁stability , ▁Commun ist ▁China ' s ▁continued ▁ex clusion ▁from ▁the ▁international ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁interest ▁each ▁minister ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁the ▁other ' s ▁country ▁fost ered ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁relationship . ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁fl ur ry ▁of ▁new ▁bil ater al ▁activity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁for ▁example , ▁the ▁two ▁countries ' ▁depart ments ▁of ▁imm igration , ▁aware ▁that ▁each ▁confront ed ▁similar ▁problems ▁in ▁sett ling ▁the ▁wave ▁of ▁post war ▁European ▁imm igr ants , ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁inter - g overn ment al ▁exchange ▁programs . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁stim ulated ▁by ▁the ▁post war ▁economic ▁bo om , ▁officials ▁began ▁to ▁dis m ant le ▁those ▁tax ▁bar riers ▁that ▁disc ou rag ed ▁invest ors ▁from ▁seeking ▁new ▁invest ment ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁country . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade , ▁Canadian ▁direct ▁invest ment ▁in ▁Australia ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁double d . ▁The ▁quick ening ▁pace ▁of ▁bil ater al ▁relations ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Pear son ' s ▁cabinet ▁colle agues . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Canada ' s ▁u bi quit ous ▁" minister ▁of ▁everything ", ▁C . ▁D . ▁How e , ▁visited ▁Australia ▁in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁deput y ▁prime ▁minister .