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Navigating the Tide

After cohosting the Seventh China-Australia Foreign and Strategic Dialogue in Canberra on March 20 with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, Australian Foreign Minister, hosted a press conference.

“A stable relationship between Australia and China doesn’t just happen, it needs ongoing work, and this was the latest meeting in that process,” she stated.

“From pandas to produce tariffs, all issues were on the table” is how the Australian Associated Press described the foreign ministers’ meeting, which was a significant step toward resuming comprehensive dialogue and cooperation in diplomacy, economy, trade, technology, and education between the two countries.

Wang’s pivotal and comprehensive meeting with Wong

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