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Australia Hosts China FM, Sees 'Stability' In Ties

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (R) met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Canberra on Wednesday (Credit: AFP)

China and Australia claimed to have stabilised long-strained relations after talks in Canberra on Wednesday, despite tensions over a high-profile prisoner, trade and China's crackdowns in Hong Kong and elsewhere remaining evident.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Australia for the first time since 2017, marking a diplomatic thaw between two trading partners who have sparred over everything from the origins of Covid-19 to military deployments.

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