Overview

• Albanese departs July 12 for a six-day visit to Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu with an official delegation
• He will lead a business group including Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue executives to attend a CEO roundtable and engage tourism and sport representatives
• Canberra aims to secure Beijing’s removal of A$20 billion in trade barriers and explore expanding exports to India, Indonesia and ASEAN markets
• Official talks will cover regional security issues such as recent Chinese naval drills, the AUKUS submarine review, US tariff uncertainties and the detention of Australian citizens
• The prime minister will seek to deepen people-to-people links through tourism initiatives, sports diplomacy and cultural exchanges as a basis for stronger economic partnership