Meeting between top diplomats Wang Yi and Penny Wong signals continuing thaw in bilateral relationship after years of diplomatic freeze
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenCao Jiaxuanin BeijingandShi Jiangtaoin Hong KongPublished: 2:16pm, 30 Apr 2026Updated: 2:21pm, 30 Apr 2026China has agreed to cooperate with Australian businesses on jet fuel shipments, while reaffirming that both countries uphold multilateralism in a meeting between the countries’ top diplomats on Wednesday.
“Inputs China supplies to Australia, including jet fuel, support the Australian resources sector, which in turn helps to maintain the flow of commodities that are so important in the bilateral trading relationship,” Wong said, according to an Australian foreign ministry transcript.
Canberra is scrambling to shore up its fuel resilience after Beijing curtailed fuel exports to safeguard its own domestic stock.
The meeting signalled a continuing thaw in a bilateral relationship that has transitioned from years of diplomatic freeze to re-engagement.
