Dialogue with Beijing ‘in all our interest’: AlbaneseREUTERS, SHANGHAIAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, starting the first visit to China by a leader of his country in seven years, said yesterday it was “in all our interests” to have a bilateral relationship with dialogue and cooperation. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at Capital International Airport in Beijing yesterday. “We continue to highly value the World Trade Organisation, whose role as an independent and respected umpire benefits us all,” Albanese said. Albanese is to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) today, where the prime minister has said he would raise concerns over rising tensions in the South China Sea. On arriving in Shanghai late on Saturday, Albanese said it was in Australia’s interests to have a positive and constructive dialogue with its major trading partner.
