In the same week the president of China was flattering Anthony Albanese,he was rebuking Justin Trudeau. Why the stark difference?
While tensions with China have grabbed headlines,ties with India have been improving at surprising speed.
Is everything fixed? Of course not. Even with patient and effective diplomacy,there will still be disagreements.
The Chinese president did his best to project power and stability in leaders’ summits this week,but in the end had to contend with a few contrarians.
After a breakthrough meeting at the G20 summit in Bali,is Australia’s China problem solved? Only superficially,and only for now.
The prime minister might have boycotted the G20 to snub Vladimir Putin;instead,it was the stage for his historic meeting with Xi Jinping.
Joe Biden nearly took a tumble and Russia’s representative left half way,but there was at least one notable achievement.
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said that a stray missile that hit its territory was fired by Ukraine in an “unfortunate accident”.
The video footage captured a rare candid moment for Xi,whose image is carefully curated by Chinese state media.
The prime minister said G20 leaders had sent a clear message to Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine with a joint statement that condemned the war.
The prime minister has pushed to strike trade deals with some of the world’s biggest economies,including France and India.