Australia - China strengthen military contacts

Canberra [Australia], June 18: During talks yesterday (June 17) in Canberra (Australia), host Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang agreed to take steps to improve bilateral military communication with The goal is to avoid the risk of future collisions.
"One of the very practical measures we discussed is to improve military communication between the two countries to avoid incidents," Mr. Albanese shared at the press conference after the talks. In addition, he also said he had mentioned to Prime Minister Lee Canberra's concerns regarding Pacific island countries and the conflict in Ukraine.
On the same day, Xinhua news agency quoted Prime Minister Ly as saying that the two sides discussed frankly and in-depth issues of mutual concern. The two countries reached consensus on many issues, such as expanding cooperation in the fields of energy and mining. The Beijing government also included Australian citizens in the list of visa-free entry countries. "We all emphasized the importance of maintaining communication and coordination to jointly preserve peace and prosperity in the region and beyond," according to Prime Minister Lee.
Xinhua also reported that Mr. Li told his Australian counterpart that Beijing opposes a new Cold War and bloc confrontation, which observers say is China's way of referring to the "Security Quad" ( US - Japan - Australia - India) and the trilateral agreement AUKUS (US - UK - Australia). The Guardian newspaper quoted Prime Minister Albanese as saying that although Australia supports dialogue between Canberra and Beijing and welcomes bilateral progress, Australia does not always agree on all issues with China.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper