Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese embarks on a state visit to China this weekend that will underline a dramatic turnaround in relations between the countries, which had rapidly deteriorated in recent years over issues ranging from trade to security.
Ties had reached a 50-year nadir, with Beijing imposing tariffs and sanctions on Australian goods and detaining Australian citizens, while officials in Canberra called for investigations into Chinese political influence and the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Labor prime minister’s state visit marks the culmination of a recent rapprochement, driven by business weariness with trade tensions and a desire to depart from his predecessor’s more hostile stance.
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