China’s Xi Vows to Work With Australia for Sustainable Ties

  • Stable relations in the interests of both countries, Xi says
  • Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with Wang Yi in Beijing
Xi Jinping with Anthony Albanese at the G20 Summit in November.Photographer: James Brickwood/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images
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Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with his Australian counterpart to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the latest sign of warming ties between the two major trade partners.

State broadcaster China Central Television reported Wednesday that Xi had sent messages to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor General David Hurley.