Australia’s Albanese to Visit China This Year After Li Talks

  • Meeting took place at the Asean Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Relations between Australia and China have improved since 2022
Anthony Albanese at the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta on Sept. 6.Photographer: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Beijing to meet with the Chinese government’s senior leadership before the end of 2023, in the latest sign of warming relations between the two nations.

Albanese confirmed the trip would take place this year after meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the Asean summit on Thursday in Jakarta. The Australian leader described his discussions with Li as “frank and constructive.”