Today CAAC has revealed a few applications from Chinese Airlines, and have progressively published them to the public, which includes new Mainland Chinese routes out of both MEL and SYD:
Beijing Capital Airlines (HNA Group)
Qingdao - Melbourne x3 weekly A330 from JUL 2016
China Southern Airlines
Shenzhen - Sydney x4 weekly from DEC 2015
Current Mainland China Routes exMEL:
Melbourne - Beijing (CA)
Melbourne - Guangzhou (CZ)
Melbourne - Shanghai (CA, MU, FM)
Melbourne - Chengdu (3U)
Current Mainland China Routes exSYD:
Sydney - Beijing (CA)
Sydney - Guangzhou (CZ)
Sydney - Chongqing (3U)
Sydney - Xiamen (MF)
Sydney - Fuzhou (MF)
Sydney - Shanghai (CA, MU, QF)
Sydney - Nanjing (MU)
Beijing Capital Airlines (HNA Group)
Qingdao - Melbourne x3 weekly A330 from JUL 2016
China Southern Airlines
Shenzhen - Sydney x4 weekly from DEC 2015
Current Mainland China Routes exMEL:
Melbourne - Beijing (CA)
Melbourne - Guangzhou (CZ)
Melbourne - Shanghai (CA, MU, FM)
Melbourne - Chengdu (3U)
Current Mainland China Routes exSYD:
Sydney - Beijing (CA)
Sydney - Guangzhou (CZ)
Sydney - Chongqing (3U)
Sydney - Xiamen (MF)
Sydney - Fuzhou (MF)
Sydney - Shanghai (CA, MU, QF)
Sydney - Nanjing (MU)