Beijing | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed concerns to President Xi Jinping about China’s recent live-fire military exercises near Australian waters as the Chinese leader told him the uncertain global landscape should not be allowed to derail the improving China-Australia relationship.
Xi Jinping welcomed the prime minister to Beijing for their fourth face-to-face meeting as Albanese signalled Australia will pursue changes to modernise its free trade agreement with Beijing.
Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
