Reference News Network, July 9 report. According to the Bloomberg News website, July 8 report, Australian Prime Minister Albanese plans to visit China starting this weekend, seeking to strengthen relations with its largest trading partner.
The Australian leader said on the 8th that he will start his visit to Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu on the 12th.
"China is an important trading partner for Australia, and 25% of our exports go to China," Albanese said to reporters in Hobart, "which means job opportunities, and one of the priorities of my government is jobs."
According to the Australian Financial Review, the delegation members will include executives from Macquarie Bank, Fortescue Metals Group, BlueScope Steel, Rio Tinto and BHP, but their identities are not disclosed.
Earlier this week, the Chinese ambassador to Australia wrote an article stating that China is willing to actively expand cooperation growth points in areas such as artificial intelligence, healthcare, and green energy.
The report states that Albanese's visit comes at a time when US President Trump has launched a series of punitive tariffs, and the related pressure has left allies and trade partners like Australia feeling isolated, given their long-term security cooperation with Washington. At the same time, the Albanese government has somewhat eased the tensions in relations with China, which is Australia's largest trading partner and an important buyer of Australia's raw materials and wine.
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