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Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

President Xi Jinping tells Albanese China ready to ‘push the bilateral relationship further’

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Anthony Albanese China stands ready to work with Australia “to push the bilateral relationship further”, in their meeting in Beijing on Tuesday.

During the meeting, Albanese raised Australia’s concern about China’s lack of proper notice about its warships’ live fire exercise early this year.

The prime minister later told journalists Xi had responded that “China engaged in exercises, just as Australia engages in exercises”.

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