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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

‘Starting to warm up’: Chinese state media welcomes Wong visit after Coalition’s ‘stupid’ policies

Penny Wong
Foreign minister Penny Wong leaves for her trip to Beijing. Chinese state media has called for more talks between the two governments ‘to increase political trust’. Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPA

Chinese state media is urging Australia to resist being “swayed by Washington” and to “show verbal goodwill and substantial actions” on the eve of Penny Wong’s visit to Beijing.

Two state media outlets published editorials that may give an indication of the Chinese government’s wishes for the next steps in what the Australian government calls a “stabilisation” of the relationship.

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