China and Australia Thaw Continues as Defence Officials Talk for First Time in 3 Years

China and Australia Thaw Continues as Defence Officials Talk for First Time in 3 Years
This photo, taken on Jan. 4, 2021, shows Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers assembling during military training on the Pamir Mountains in Kashgar, northwestern China's Xinjiang region. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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The thaw between Australia and China appears to be continuing after Chinese defence officials announced that they had sat down for the first time in three years with Australian defence officials.

Chinese defence officials said in a media statement on March 22 that Australia and China held the eighth defence coordination dialogue in Canberra, Australia, and engaged in a frank and in-depth exchange of views on international and regional security issues of common concern.

Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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