Foreign affairs minister says she raised concerns about China’s human rights record during meeting with Wang Yi, including in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong
Australian foreign affairs minister Penny Wong shakes hands with China's foreign minister Wang Yi in Canberra on Wednesday. Wong raised the case of Australian writer Dr Yang Hengjun, who has been detained in China since 2019.Australian foreign affairs minister Penny Wong shakes hands with China's foreign minister Wang Yi in Canberra on Wednesday. Wong raised the case of Australian writer Dr Yang Hengjun, who has been detained in China since 2019.
The meeting began with carefully phrased opening remarks from each foreign affairs minister which stressed the importance of dialogue in getting the diplomatic relationship back on track. Pointedly, however, Wong told the visiting minister that she would speak frankly about “Australians detained in China, human rights, maritime security and safety, and regional and international issues such as the Pacific, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East”.
“As you know, dialogue enables us to manage our differences; we both know it does not eliminate them. Australia will always be Australia and China will always be China.”
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