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Premier Li Qiang meeting with Aussie PM Albanese underscores stability in bilateral relations

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China and Australia are giving pragmatic diplomacy a chance.
On Monday, Premier Li Qiang met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Some context: After years of strain, Sino-Australian ties began to thaw in 2023, culminating in Albanese paying a visit to China and Beij...



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