Australia's prime minister received by China's head of state Xi
Before the meeting with Xi, Albanese had spoken of "promising signs" of an improvement in relations with China. A number of trade barriers had been removed.
Three years ago, relations between Australia and China had reached a low point. At that time, Beijing was angered by the exclusion of the Chinese company Huawei from 5G contracts and Australia's demand for an independent investigation into the causes of the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result, Beijing imposed punitive tariffs on important Australian export products. After Albanese's Liberal government took office last year, China lifted the tariffs on Australian commodities. China is Australia's largest trading partner.
After the ice age of relations between Australia and China, Australia's Premier Albanese had a meeting with China's Head of state Xi, noting promising signs of improvement. Three years ago, China's Head of state Xi was reportedly angered by Australia's actions towards Huawei and coronavirus investigation demands, leading to tariffs on Australian exports.
Source: www.ntv.de
