International relationsChina and Australia agree to improve trade ties at summit
Xi and Albanese discuss CPTPP pact, Taiwan and more as tensions ease
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 6. © Reuters
YUKIO TAJIMA and RURIKA IMAHASHI, Nikkei staff writers
November 7, 2023 02:06 JST
BEIJING/SYDNEY -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday agreed to improve trade relations after a period of heightened bilateral tensions as both countries seek a thaw for economic and political reasons.