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Toby Mann and national rural reporter Kath Sullivan

Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping meeting marks potential thawing of relations. Here's what drove the freeze

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping will today hold the first formal meeting between the two countries' leaders in six years.

During that time, a range of issues have caused relations between Beijing and Canberra to sour, despite optimism after a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" was signed in 2014.

The scheduled meeting, on the sidelines of the G20 in Bali, marks a significant thawing of relations between the two countries.

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