Oliver Peterson: Australia Correspondent on Premier Li Qiang's visit - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have agreed to properly manage their nations' differences during a visit.  

This follows an era in which minister-to-minister contacts were banned and trade barriers cost Australian exporters up to 20 billion Australian dollars ($21.5 billion NZD) a year.  

Australia Correspondent Oliver Peterson told Heather du Plessis-Allan “On the one hand: keep buying our iron ore and wine, but also we don’t really want you to talk to our Pacific neighbours and - get out of the South China Sea.” 

Peterson said “It doesn’t really fit in with the narrative of our two nations at this stage.” 

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