Leaders from Australia and China have agreed to meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, suggesting a thawing in diplomatic relations.
This will be the first time in over two years that leaders have met after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took issue with the Australian Morrison government calling for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 in 2020.
In response, the CCP launched an 18-month-long economic coercion campaign against Australian exports estimated to have cost producers $20 billion (US$13.4 billion) in trade.
During the announcement in Bali, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was looking forward to having a constructive meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping….