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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Katharine Murphy Political editor in Phnom Penh

Anthony Albanese signals to China that Australia is open for dialogue without ‘preconditions’

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Anthony Albanese
The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said a conversation with China’s president, Xi Jinping, was ‘not locked in at this point’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Anthony Albanese has sent a clear public signal to the Chinese leadership that Australia is open for dialogue during international summits over the coming days, saying he is prepared to meet his counterpart without “preconditions” .

With the US president, Joe Biden, set to meet the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, at the G20 summit in Bali on Monday, Australia’s prime minister told reporters at the Asean-Australia summit in Cambodia on Saturday a conversation was “not locked in at this point” and he was awaiting “finalisation of any meeting”.

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