Australian PM Julia Gillard begins six-day visit to China Friday . The trip is the first by a sitting prime minister since John Howard in 2004. Currently , Chinese and Australian companies must use U.S. dollar as intermediary for trade . `` I am very confident that we can be very good at what we do . Deal would be step towards full convertibility of Chinese yuan on international markets .
Australian PM Julia Gillard begins six-day visit to China Friday . The trip is the first by a sitting prime minister since John Howard in 2004. Currently , Chinese and Australian companies must use U.S. dollar as intermediary for trade . Deal would be step towards full convertibility of Chinese yuan on international markets .