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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ken Moritsugu and Rod McGuirk

Australian prime minister indulges in panda diplomacy a China state visit nears end

Australia China - (AAP IMAGE)

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited a panda breeding facility in the final stages of an extended state visit that has cast China as a fellow champion of a global fair trade system under threat from the United States.

The panda diplomacy stop Thursday in the central Chinese city of Chengdu highlighted Australia’s special status as the only Southern Hemisphere country to host a pair of the rare Chinese native animals.

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