‘Ice Thaws’: Australia’s Foreign Minister in China for Talks

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets with Australian Ambassador to China Graham Fletcher at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on Dec. 21, 2022. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Penny Wong has met with Australia’s ambassador to China as she prepares to try to break a four-year diplomatic freeze during a visit to Beijing.

The foreign minister met Graham Fletcher at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse ahead of a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.