Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told world leaders he intends to travel to China, signalling he will push ahead with stabilising the relationship with Beijing despite ongoing trade sanctions and the arbitrary detention of two Australians.
While welcoming the improvement in bilateral relations, including the
Albanese will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Hiroshima on Sunday.on Saturday that committed to infrastructure development and funding telecommunications networks and undersea cables in a push from the four countries – Japan, Australia, India and the United States – to contain China’s influence in the Asia Pacific.
Biden apologised to Albanese in Hiroshima for having to cancel the visit to Sydney. “President Biden has said to me a number of times in his words ‘you guys are punching above your weight’ and Australia should not underestimate that,” said Albanese. Former prime minister Kevin Rudd also appeared at the event in his new role as Australia’s ambassador to the US, warning a war between the US and China would have “unspeakable consequences” with no simple means of retreat.
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