SYDNEY — Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Sunday (June 16) that China Premier Li Qiang's visit to Australia was "really important" in showing stabilised ties between the two countries, after Li, China's second-highest ranked official, arrived in Adelaide on Saturday.

Li touched down in the South Australia state capital late on Saturday, saying bilateral relations were "back on track" as he started a four-day visit to Australia, the first trip by a Chinese premier to the major trading partner in seven years.

China imposed trade restrictions on a raft of Australian agricultural and mineral products in 2020 during a diplomatic dispute that has now largely eased.

"This is obviously a really important visit, it's the first visit in seven years by the Chinese premier," Wong told Australian Broadcasting Corp television on Sunday morning.

"It comes after two years of very deliberate, very patient work by this government to bring about a stabilisation of the relationship."

Related

---