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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday she will push China to lift trade sanctions, but tempered expectations of any immediate breakthrough ahead of a meeting with her Chinese counterpart as Canberra looks to mend strained diplomatic ties.
Wong is expected to meet Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday, the first visit by an Australian minister since 2019 and the first formal talks in Beijing between the two nations’ top diplomats since 2018.
“Many of the hard issues in the relationship will take time to resolve in our interests,” Wong said during a media briefing in Canberra before leaving for China. “This will take time, but I do see this visit as another step in the road.
