Australia-China Sign Several MOUs Amid CCP Leader’s Visit

News Analysis After a morning of talks at Parliament House, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and CCP Premier Li Qiang emerged at what was billed a press conference—but was, in fact, two set speeches with no questions permitted—and offered little insight into what might have been discussed behind closed doors. Government sources had briefed the media that the prime minister would raise security and trade issues with his opposite number. However, only the vaguest allusion was made to the former in a brief speech by Mr. Albanese, that focused almost entirely on trade. He said Australia viewed China as a “regional and global power” which had “a vital role to play in keeping our region open, stable and prosperous” and repeatedly stressed that dialogue between the two countries was crucial to that aim....