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China Says Relations With Australia Back 'On The Right Track'

China's Premier Li Qiang talks with Penfolds winemaker Peter Gago at the Magill Estate winery in Adelaide on June 16, 2024
China hailed mended ties with Australia on Monday, saying relations were "on the right track" as the trading partners moved on from a bitter economic dispute despite a duel for influence in the Pacific. Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived to a grand ceremonial welcome at Parliament House in Canberra.
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