Australia and China said they will work together to repair their bilateral relationship, tarnished by allegations that Beijing has committed cyber-attacks and has attempted to interfere in Canberra's domestic affairs.[SYDNEY] Australia and China said they will work together to repair their bilateral relationship, tarnished by allegations that Beijing has committed cyber-attacks and has attempted to interfere in Canberra's domestic affairs.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met on Sunday in Thailand ahead of the East Asia Summit, where both promised to try and improve the relationship worth more than A$180 billion in two way trade last year. "I feel very strongly and committed to improving that relationship and ensuring we realise its full potential," Mr Morrison told Mr Li ahead of the meeting, according to a transcript seen by Reuters.
The meeting comes just days after China lodged a formal compliant after Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Canberra would hold Beijing to account on its human rights record.China has been widely condemned for setting up complexes in remote Xinjiang it describes as"vocational training centres" intended to stamp out extremism and teach new skills.
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