Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with China’s leader Xi Jinping on a trip he says will focus on closer business ties
ByROD MCGUIRK Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with China’s leader Xi Jinping on an upcoming trip he said Friday would focus on closer business ties.
Albanese departs Saturday for the trip that includes stops in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, and meetings with Xi, Premier Li Qiang and Chairman Zhao Leji of the National People’s Congress. Details on those meetings weren’t disclosed.
Albanese plans to meet business, tourism and sport representatives in Shanghai and Chengdu, his office said. He will lead a business delegation and will attend a CEO roundtable scheduled for Tuesday in Beijing.
“Certainly in areas such as green energy for example, there is a real prospect of further engagement,” Albanese told reporters in Sydney.
“We cooperate where we can and we disagree where we must and we’re able to have those honest conversations about some of the disagreements that are there,” he added.
It will be Albanese’s second visit