CANBERRA: China and Australia claimed to have stabilised long-strained relations after talks in Canberra on Wednesday (Mar 20), despite evident tensions over a high-profile prisoner, trade and a new national security law in Hong Kong.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before their bilateral meeting in Canberra on Mar 20, 2024. CANBERRA: China and Australia claimed to have stabilised long-strained relations after talks in Canberra on Wednesday , despite evident tensions over a high-profile prisoner, trade and a new national security law in Hong Kong.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong praised renewed"stability" in relations and said it was crucial to recognise"how much progress we have made in a short period of time". "We discussed the sentencing of Dr Yang Hengjun. I told the foreign minister Australians were shocked at the sentence imposed," Wong told reporters after the meeting.China blasts critics of new Hong Kong security lawAn Australian foreign ministry official said Wong had warned the reforms would"further erode rights and freedoms", breach international commitments and have"far-reaching impacts, including on individuals in Australia".
Then in 2020, Australia called for an international investigation into the origins of COVID-19 - an action China saw as politically motivated. Wong said the talks had also touched on the global nickel market, which has been upended by a surge in exports from Indonesia - enabled by massive Chinese investments and a revolution in refining techniques.
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