The two countries also announce they will resume annual leaders meetings following Albanese’s trip – the first by an Australian prime minister since 2016
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Anthony Albanese is en route to the Pacific Islands Forum after executing a comprehensive diplomatic reset with China which includes an agreement to create a new multi-entry visa to facilitate exchanges and closer links between people.
The new visa for visitors and business people was agreed at the conclusion of the Australian prime minister’s meetings with the Chinese president Xi Jinping and the premier Li Qiang in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Monday and Tuesday.
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