Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will protest a lack of transparency in China’s treatment of a detained Australian democracy blogger when meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing during a trade-focused state visit.
FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese briefs the media during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on July 10, 2023. Prime Minister Albanese said Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, he would protest a lack of transparency in China’s treatment of a detained Australian democracy blogger when he meets with President Xi Jinping in Beijing during a trade-focused state visit.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry this week defended Yang’s prosecution, saying his case had been handled in strict accordance with the law.will on Saturday become the first Australian prime minister to visit China since 2016, signaling an improvement in strained relations between the two nations since Australia’s center-left government was elected last year.
“The fact that it is the first visit in seven years to our major trading partner is a very positive step, and I look forward to constructive discussions and dialogue with the president and the premier during my visit to Shanghai and Beijing,” he added. “Chinese investment shouldn’t be a dirty word,” David Olsson, president of the Australia China Business Council, told The Australian Financial Review newspaper.
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