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China Provides Further Details for Foreign Minister’s Australia Trip
China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry released a statement on March 14th that Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi will visit Australia and New Zealand from March 17th to 21st.
The statement provided additional details regarding Wang’s trip to Australia, with him holding the China-Australia Foreign and Strategic Dialogue with his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong.
The Ministry’s spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, also answered a...
Chinese Foreign Minister Plans to Visit Australia
Yang Wi, China's Foreign Minister, has been invited to visit Australia to engage in discussions regarding the recent improvements in Beijing-Canberra relations. The two-day trip, scheduled for late March, reflects enhanced cooperation, particularly in the realm of trade. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia is also slated to visit China in November.
This marks the first instance since 2017 where...
ASEAN Concludes, Australian PM Issues Statement
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Australian Government released a public statement regarding topics and key points of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit on its final day, March 6th.
Economics, trade, jobs, and education were major talking points during the multination summit. Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese claimed that the combined members of ASEAN would be the...
9th Singapore-Australian Meeting Joint Statement Released
On March 5th, a joint statement between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was released, covering numerous topics and agreements discussed at the ongoing Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, most notably the permission to dock nuclear-powered submarines in Singapore.
Among the subjects in the agreement were trade and the economy, which focused...
Southeast Asian Leaders in Melbourne for ASEAN-Australia Summit
A total of nine Southeastern Asian nation leaders are in Melbourne for the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)-Australia Special Summit, marking the 50th anniversary of the ASEAN-Australia dialogue partnership. The summit is also the largest ASEAN-Australia diplomatic meeting in the country since 2018.
The summit began on March 4th and will conclude on March 6th. Presidents and Prime...
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