Australia seeks common ground with China

Australian premier Anthony Albanese reportedly met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia. During the brief meeting, the prime ministers discussed cooperation issues.

It’s worth noting that relations between the countries have been strained in recent years. For example, China has tightened the conditions for importing goods from Australia, and was also angered by Australia's request for an international investigation of COVID-19 origin.

Albanese described the conversation as constructive and positive, and noted that China and Australia are in the process of finding common interests that could make potential cooperation even more successful.

There are rumors that prime minister Albanese will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at this week's G-20 summit. Against this background, it was especially interesting to watch the meeting between the two prime ministers. 

Albanese himself believes that a meeting with the head of China could be a good event for both countries, given the many years of not very friendly relations.