China's top diplomat says ties with Australia 'unsatisfactory' after meeting with Payne

Wang Yi criticises ‘relaunch’ of China-Australian relations as Marise Payne defends Huawei ban

The progress of repairing China-Australia ties, strained over Canberra’s concerns about Chinese influence in its domestic affairs, has been “unsatisfactory”, said China’s top diplomat after meeting his Australian counterpart.

“During our diplomatic and strategic dialogue in Beijing last November, we agreed to calibrate and relaunch China-Australia relations, but the process of improving our ties has not been satisfactory,” said state councillor Wang Yi after the Bangkok meeting on the sidelines of a regional security forum.

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