Australia`s prime minister, Mr Mok Suisse,. (SBS)
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According to the Daily Telegraph, the East Asia Summit was held in Singapore this week. In addition to the leaders of China, Australia and Malaysia, Russian President Vladimir Putin, United States Vice President Pence (Mike Pence), Indian Prime Minister Modi (Narendra Modi) and Indonesian President Joko (Joko Widodo). Attended the summit.
However, Mr Mo admitted yesterday that the meeting had not yet been finalized.
Morrison also hopes to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Papua New Guinea`s APEC Leaders` Weekly Summit or at the end of the Argentine Group of 20 (G20) summit.
In the past year or two, Sino-Australian relations have suffered a cold wave. Last week, diplomatic minister Payne (Marise Payne) and trade minister Birmingham (Simon Birmingham) visited Beijing, China`s first public move by credit Mosuisse government to repair Sino-Australian relations.
Sino-Australian relations have fallen into discord since former Prime Minister Tanbao (Malcolm Turnbull) proposed anti-foreign intervention laws. Australia has also banned Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE from participating in the construction of a new generation 5G network.
Mok Suisse government came to power, has been trying to repair Sino-Australian relations. Payne is the first Australian foreign minister to visit China in two years.
China`s investment in the Indian Ocean-Pacific region may be the subject of discussions at the East Asia Summit. Mr Mosuisse announced last week that A $3 billion in investment in the Pacific could exacerbate tensions between China and Australia.
However, China`s diplomatic minister, Wang Yi, said last week that China and Australia were "not competitors" but rather partners in the region.
The East Asia summit is also expected to discuss issues such as the escalation of trade frictions between China and the United States and the promotion of the 16-nation regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP) agreement.
