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'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.

Chinese premier flies to Australia after New Zealand visit

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

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Beijing invites trade minister to China, says it won't back down on 'principled' issues

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Hong Kong diaspora say billboards in Australia are Beijing propaganda and spread lies

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".

China’s response to Taiwan criticism points to rocky diplomatic road ahead

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.

Reset upset? Albanese’s speech puts paid to post-election hopes

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".

Duelling diplomacy in the Pacific should dispel the notion of a China-Australia reset

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

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