{"id":19049,"date":"2023-11-07T00:49:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=19049"},"modified":"2023-11-07T10:21:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T08:21:39","slug":"australian-prime-minister-albanese-makes-landmark-visit-to-china-meets-president-xi-to-improve-strained-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/australian-prime-minister-albanese-makes-landmark-visit-to-china-meets-president-xi-to-improve-strained-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Prime Minister Albanese makes landmark visit to China, meets President Xi to improve strained ties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Australia\u2019s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Shanghai on November 4, 2023, becoming the first Australian leader to visit China in seven years. He seeks to deepen economic cooperation with China and stabilize the shaky relationship between Beijing and Canberra. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australian Prime Minister\u2019s three-day (November 4-7) trip to China comes at a time when the geopolitical relations between the two countries are plummeting due to Canberra\u2019s increasing military ties with Washington. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albanese was received by senior diplomats at Shanghai airport. Soon after, the Australian Prime Minister made his way to Shanghai\u2019s International Exports Expo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Australian prime minister emphasized the importance of China-Australia economic cooperation and said that Australia\u2019s national interest was served by having a positive, constructive, respectful, and open dialogue with China. \u201cIt is in Australia’s interests to have a positive and constructive and open and respectful dialogue with our major trading partner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albanese met with the Chinese Premier Li Qiang and later participated in a banquet hosted in his honor in Shanghai on Sunday. Albanese vowed to keep working with China. \u201cIt is in all of our interests to have a relationship where there is dialogue,\u201d he told an audience which included Li Qiang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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China’s Premier Li Qiang (left) greets Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the China International Import Expo opening session in Shanghai, China, on November 5, 2023. (Image Credit: AP)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Albanese\u2019s visit comes near the 50th anniversary of the first trip by an Australian prime minister to China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Albanese meets Xi Jinping<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the third day of his trip, Albanese met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, becoming the first Australian prime minister to engage in a direct meeting with the Chinese leader in\u00a0the\u00a0last seven years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both leaders welcomed the gradual improvement in ties and emphasized the importance of engaging with each other despite differences. The Australian leader underscored the importance of high-level dialogue and people-to-people links. \u201cWhere differences arise, it’s important that we have communication,\u201d Albanese said. \u201cFrom communication comes understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xi emphasized that the trip to China by Albanese signifies a bridge between the past and future. China and Australia, both key members of the G20 within the Asia-Pacific region, share a foundation of historical cooperation and do not have fundamental conflicts of interest. This allows them to become trustworthy partners in mutual success, Xi said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to improve trade relations and ease strained ties. @AlboMP<\/a> became the first Australian prime minister in 7 years to visit China, signaling a warming of ties \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa pic.twitter.com\/r7R3maFXqC<\/a><\/p>\u2014 IRIA (@IRIA_Research) November 6, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>