US-Sized Elephant in the Room as Australian PM Tours China

US-Sized Elephant in the Room as Australian PM Tours China
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with former Socceroo and Shanghai Port FC Manager Kevin Muscat (left) in Shanghai, China, on July 13, 2025. AAP Image/Pool, Dominic Lorrimer
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Football and tourism have been the focus of the prime minister’s first full day in China as questions about Australia’s participation in a potential future conflict with the Asian nation overshadow his six-day tour.

Former Socceroo Kevin Muscat joined Anthony Albanese on a morning walk along Shanghai’s historic Bund promenade on Sunday to promote the two nations’ interpersonal links.