The Albanese government is hopeful China-US relations will stabilise ahead of the prime minister’s visit to Beijing later this year.
| Top US and Chinese officials have held talks about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Taiwan Strait tensions in a positive sign for strained diplomatic relations which may pave the way for a meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in November.
“This meeting was part of ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication and responsibly manage the relationship,”The statement did not mention a potential meeting between the two leaders but said both countries agreed to pursue “additional high-level engagement”. US media quoted a Washington official noting that Mr Biden had previously said he was hopeful of a meeting with Mr Xi. The two leaders last met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali in November.
“The United States must abide by the three Sino-US joint communiques and implement its commitment not to support ‘Taiwan independence’,” it said.US officials said it was positive that the meeting had taken place at all, and signalled China’s willingness to engage with Washington despite the deterioration of relations since theMr Wang, a key figure in Chinese politics,. Mr Wang stepped back into the foreign minister role in July after Qin Gang was mysteriously removed from the job.
as it juggles its security alliance with the United States and Australia’s economic reliance on China., a state-controlled tabloid, said in an opinion piece on Friday that Australia had gained nothing from its AUKUS security pact with the United States and United Kingdom. The AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine partnership was signed two years ago.
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