Albanese said his interactions with Chinese leaders over the past week were the “first steps” to improved relations with China. | KnottMatthew
Anthony Albanese has declared he is not getting ahead of himself on Australia’s improved relationship with China as he concluded a hectic nine-day trip through Asia that peaked with hisThe prime minister also vigorously defended the AUKUS pact, declaring it would promote “global security and peace” after French President Emmanuel Macron doubled down on his criticism of Australia’s plan to acquire a fleet of nuclear submarines from the United States or United Kingdom.
Sources said the Thai government decided not to stage the “family photo” because of logistical difficulties and concerns among some nations about posing alongside a representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin over his war on Ukraine. Albanese, who had a 30-minute meeting with Xi at the G20 in Bali and a separate discussion with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, said his interactions with Chinese leaders over the past week were the “first steps” to improved relations with China.“I’m not getting ahead of myself,” Albanese said when asked whether he was hoping for an invitation to Beijing.He added: “It is not a good thing there had been no discussions at a leaders’ level with our major trading partners.
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