'Deep bonds': Australia, China talk up renewed rapport Australia's relationship with China is steadily improving, Beijing's second-most powerful leader says, following talks between leaders of both countries. AAP · Jun 16, 2024
Chinese premier flies to Australia after New Zealand visit Chinese Premier Li Qiang is due to arrive in Australia soon on a relations-mending mission The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024
Beijing invites trade minister to China, says it won't back down on 'principled' issues China's Wang Wentao and Trade Minister Don Farrell could soon meet face-to-face, but both sides are playing down hopes of a swift end to thorny trade issues. ABC News · Feb 6, 2023
Australia ‘walking a tightrope’ as trade talks with China resume Australia is set to hold its first trade talks with China in years, but experts warn there’s no guarantee of a fairytale ending. The New Daily · Feb 2, 2023
Tourism mirrors geopolitics, and as China re-opens we'll see how it feels about Australia How does China really feel about Australia? Tourism may show us, as the nation and its people decide whether they'll head back Down Under in the same numbers they were pre-pandemic. ABC News · Jan 29, 2023
Australia-China talks under way, but relationship remains fraught and ripe to ‘explode’ The Australian foreign minister's visit to China has reignited hopes the two countries are on the road to patching up their relationship. The New Daily · Dec 22, 2022
Albanese says Australia is unlikely to support Taiwan's push to join Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Anthony Albanese says Australia is unlikely to support Taiwan's efforts to join the CPTPP trade bloc on the basis that it is not a "recognised" nation-state. ABC News · Nov 18, 2022
Hong Kong diaspora say billboards in Australia are Beijing propaganda and spread lies Hongkongers in Melbourne and Sydney say billboards in the cities proclaiming Hong Kong has entered a "new era" of stability, prosperity and opportunity are humiliating and "very upsetting". ABC News · Aug 12, 2022
China’s response to Taiwan criticism points to rocky diplomatic road ahead China has accused Australia of interference in its internal affairs by criticising its military drills in the straits of Taiwan. The New Daily · Aug 9, 2022
Reset upset? Albanese’s speech puts paid to post-election hopes Prime Minister Albanese made some sharp criticisms of China at the NATO summit, saying Australia had been subject to "economic coercion". The New Daily · Jun 30, 2022
Duelling diplomacy in the Pacific should dispel the notion of a China-Australia reset However much either side tempers their rhetoric, regional competition is the name of the game The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022