ANALYSIS: ‘Patient, Calibrated, Deliberate’ Approach to Australia-China Relations: Albanese

News Analysis If it wasn’t for the Uyghur, Falun Gong, Tibetan, and other protesters visible at every engagement Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended in Australia, it would almost appear there were no points of contention that needed to be raised with the visit. Certainly, speeches by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton didn’t veer into anything remotely controversial, and neither chose to be critical in any statements to the media. The prime minister repeated his well-worn mantra: “We will cooperate where we can, disagree where we must, but engage in our national interest.” Mr. Dutton, in his speech at the lunch held at Parliament to honour Mr. Li, did just that. The opposition leader welcomed Mr. Li and his delegation as “dear friends and guests” and expressing his “hope [that] the tensions of recent years can ameliorate.”...