Penny Wong will travel to China for the first ministerial visit this week
Penny Wong will travel to China this week to try to restore ties with the superpower following a diplomatic freeze
- Secretary of State Penny Wong will fly to China this week to repair ties
Penny Wong will travel to China this week for the first ministerial visit since the communist superpower frozen diplomatic ties with Australia
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
Relations with China were established in 1972 by former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia last November to ease tensions with Australia’s largest trading partner.
Secretary of State Penny Wong will fly to China this week to open a dialogue
It was announced on Monday that Ms Wong was scheduled to fly to China.
The foreign minister is expected to arrive in the country on Tuesday.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11552621/Penny-Wong-travel-China-week-make-ministerial-visit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 Penny Wong will travel to China for the first ministerial visit this week