Prime Minister Anthony Albanese could visit Beijing within a few months after reportedly receiving an invitation from the Chinese government. 9News
which is owned by Chinese online retail giant Alibaba, is reporting an "in principle" invitation has been extended to the Australian prime minister and that he could make the trip in September or October.
Malcolm Turnbull was the last Australian prime minister to go to Beijing in 2016. A visit from Albanese later in the year would fall on the 50th anniversary of when Gough Whitlam became the first-ever Australian leader to visit China.Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping during a meeting last November in Bali. The Australian PM has reportedly been invited to visit China later this year.
"[Beijing] issued 'in-principle' invitations to Prime Minister Albanese and trade minister Farrell to visit Beijing some time ago. These are not new invitations," theThe source reportedly added that nothing has been confirmed but that a September or October date has been discussed.
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