Exclusive | Australia’s Albanese to address Darwin Port sale on China visit
The prime minister, after stating the Chinese-owned port should be sold to a domestic entity, will explain his country’s stance during trip
When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in China next week for his second official visit, he will have more than the typical diplomatic niceties to discuss with President Xi Jinping.
A major task on Albanese’s agenda, besides routine topics like trade, will be to explain his country’s stance on Chinese investment – in particular, addressing the controversy over the ownership and potential government-influenced sale of the Darwin Port – the Post has learned from sources with knowledge of the matter.
Albanese will arrive in Beijing around July 15, one source said, as a “friendly gesture” to keep relations on a positive track.
Australia’s Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet said Albanese’s international engagements will be announced in “the usual way” in reply to a request for comment.