Athnony Albanese China: the prime minister has declined to say whether he trusts Xi Jinping and points out both leaders come from countries with different political systems and values

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in China that he and Xi Jinping come from different nations with different interests, but his dealings with the president have been positive to date.

| Anthony Albanese has declined to say whether he trusted Xi Jinping, but pointed out that so far, the Chinese President had been as good as his word.

Anthony Albanese declined to recreate an iconic image of former Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam at the Echo Wall of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.” when dealing with Mr Xi. This was a term used by Ronald Reagan when dealing with the Soviets. “We deal with each other on face value. My job is to represent Australia’s national interests. He is the leader of a different nation with different interests.”, Mr Albanese met Mr Xi in Indonesia a year ago. That paved the way for this week’s histropric trip to China, the first by an Australian Prime Minister since Malcolm Turnbull in 2016.

Mr Anthony Albanese turned down an offer to recreate the famous photo of Mr Whitlam pressing his ear to the temple’s Echo Wall.

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