A meeting between Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping is a step towards normalising ties after years of diplomatic freeze but would not bring a shift in Canberra's defence policy, Australian diplomats said.
The leaders met for 30 minutes on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia, Australia's first bilateral meeting with Xi since 2016. In public comments, both leaders acknowledged the difficulties in the relationship, and the need to manage their differences.
