Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Bali on Friday. Wong said the meeting with her Chinese counterpart was “a first step towards stabilizing the relationship”—but added it would take time for Beijing to remove trade “blockages” on Australia.
China imposed trade sanctions on Australian products ranging from coal to seafood and wine in response to Australia’s ban on Chinese telecom Giant Huawei, foreign interference investigations, and its call to investigate the origins of COVID-19.