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China's Xi, Australian PM Albanese agree to further improve ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese agreed on Monday to further improve bilateral ties, with Albanese becoming the first leader from the Pacific nation to visit China in seven years amid an easing of strained relations. In his opening remarks, Xi said he was "heartened to see" that the Sino-Australian relationship has "embarked on the right path of improvement and development," adding that healthy and stable ties serve "the common interests of our two countries and two peoples." Albanese responded, "A strong relationship between our two countries will be beneficial into ... (full story)