China welcomed Albanese but remains wary of Australia-US relations

As the first Australian Prime Minister to visit China since 2016, Anthony Albanese repeatedly said his goal in meeting President Xi Jinping was to “stabilise” relations between the two countries.

Following those talks in early November, it appears that some of the previous tensions are dissipating in a diplomatic thaw, with Chinese media taking a positive view of the visit and expressing cautious optimism for future China-Australia relations.