Australia's Albanese tackles China paradox with shrewd diplomacy

Premier carefully juggles trade and security to achieve long-term deterrence

20231124 Albanese Xi Analysis

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 6. © Reuters

TORU TAKAHASHI, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Beijing on Nov. 6, the first visit to China by an Australian leader in seven and a half years. The travel marked a long-awaited thaw in ties between Beijing and Canberra.

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