Overview

• Albanese and Xi met in Beijing and reaffirmed sustained dialogue as the foundation of Australia-China relations.
• Xi urged both nations to set aside differences and pursue common interests for the benefit of their peoples.
• Both leaders agreed to review the decade-old free-trade agreement and pursue joint projects in artificial intelligence.
• The prime minister raised Australia’s unease over Chinese naval live-fire drills and his government’s plan to end the Landbridge lease on Darwin Port, but neither issue was resolved.
• Chinese security officers briefly blocked Australian journalists at Beijing’s Drum and Bell Towers and demanded their footage before diplomats intervened.