Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke briefly with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at a regional summit in Cambodia on Sunday, amid anticipation of a formal summit with President Xi Jinping.
The countries' ties have deteriorated in recent years, with China putting sanctions on some Australian imports and reacting angrily to Canberra's call for an international inquiry into the origins of COVID-19.
The last summit meeting in 2019 saw Albanese's predecessor, Scott Morrison, meet Xi at a G20 meeting, Australia's foreign ministry said. Albanese said he invited Biden to address parliament when Australia hosts a meeting next year of leaders of the Quad regional grouping.
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