TOKYO -- The strained relationship between Australia and China has finally begun to thaw, thanks to efforts by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to patch up ties with the country's major trading partner. Yet the rapprochement with China is not the only economic diplomacy Canberra is pursuing: It is also seeking a major change in relations with Southeast Asia's regional bloc, ASEAN.
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Australia shifts focus from ASEAN to individual Southeast Asian nations
Move reflects new international political and economic realities
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, fourth from left, poses for a photo with ASEAN leaders at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne on March 5. © Reuters
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