Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s trip to China signals a further thaw in the relationship with Australia’s biggest trading partner.
Minister Wong will hold a two-hour meeting tonight, framed as a strategic dialogue, with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
The Foreign Minister has flagged she will raise human rights concerns and push for the release of two Australians in jail.
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