Topics: Foreign Minister visit to China; 02:30PM AEDT 19 December 2022 Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along. I want to acknowledge that Minister Wong has announced she will be travelling to Beijing to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of Australia-China diplomatic relations. This is an appropriate trip to be undertaken to recognise…
Topics: Foreign Minister visit to China; Australia-China relations; Coalition policies; 01:32PM AEDT 19 December 2022 Tom Connell: With the latest indication of relations thawing between China and Australia, the Foreign Minister, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong, will visit China this week and meet with her counterpart to coincide the day that there have been…
The Coalition welcomes the visit Australia’s Foreign Minister will make to the People’s Republic of China. Engagement between governments is essential to advance areas of mutual interest and to manage differences. It was always counterproductive for the Chinese Government to cease ministerial dialogue for a period of time and the resumption of face-to-face dialogue has…
Topics: Bipartisan delegation to Pacific; Coalition climate policy and emissions targets; Pacific climate challenge; 06:50AM AEDT 19 December 2022 Sarah Dingle: The Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her Liberal counterpart, Simon Birmingham, led a delegation to Vanuatu, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau, presenting a united front on climate and regional security. Before…