Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has continued publicly calling for Beijing to remove the trade sanctions on Australian exports.
“What I’ve said very clearly is that I want to cooperate with China where we can, disagree where we must, but engage in Australia’s national interest. It is in Australia’s interest to be able to export without any impediments to China,” Albanese said at a press conference on Jan. 14.
The prime minister said that his government had engaged diplomatically with the Chinese communist regime since the election last year and would continue to do so.
“I had a positive meeting with President Xi at the end of last year, and Senator Wong’s visit as Foreign Minister to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Australia-PRC relations on December 21,” he said….