Chinese Premier Li to visit Australia as trade ties warm
The Peninsula
Sydney: China s Premier Li Qiang will travel to Australia this weekend on the highest ranking visit in seven years, Canberra announced Tuesday, as the...
Sydney: China's Premier Li Qiang will travel to Australia this weekend on the highest-ranking visit in seven years, Canberra announced Tuesday, as the two nations' trade ties improve despite their strategic rivalry in the Pacific.
Li's four-day trip, which begins Saturday, comes after Beijing lifted most of the trade barriers it had imposed several years ago on Australian exports including coal, timber, barley, and wine.
The Chinese premier's visit "represents another important step in stabilising our relationship with China," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a news conference.
"Australia continues to pursue a stable and direct relationship with China, with dialogue at its core," he said.
"Our approach has been patient, calibrated and deliberate: cooperate where we can, disagree where we must and engage in our national interest."