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Chinese President Xi Jinping

Friday, September 24

Morrison consults Howard and Rudd on China relations

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is ready and willing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, but only if there are no preconditions to holding the talks.

Virus cases spike in China ahead of WHO visit

China has recorded his first coronavirus death in months amid a surge in cases just as a WHO team is arriving to investigate the origins of the pandemic.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it is in the national interest to support Sydney through its lockdown. (Photo: ABC News: Ian Cutmore)

PM reassures Chinese Australians as world gets behind our wine

Scott Morrison has appealed directly to Chinese Australians, insisting bitter relations between Canberra and Beijing have nothing to do with them.

Aussie push for virus probe wins global support - including from China

Australia’s push for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic has been vindicated globally with widespread backing of the probe, including from China.

Have we just seen the death of the handshake?

It started centuries ago as a symbol of peace, a gesture to prove you weren’t holding a weapon, and over time it became part of almost every social, religious, professional, business and sporting exchange.