After US Trip, Australian PM Embarks on Tricky China Tour
- Anthony Albanese will visit Beijing and Shanghai from Nov. 4-7
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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is preparing for his inaugural visit to China beginning Saturday, the first tour by an Australian leader since relations started to deteriorate six years ago.
The trip follows a rapid thawing in ties between Canberra and Beijing since Albanese’s center-left Labor government won office in May 2022. This includes the removal of trade barriers on a range of exports to China and the release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei — detained for more than three years.