Albanese will meet with Xi next week on a trip focused on Australia-China business ties

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with China’s leader Xi Jinping on an upcoming trip he said Friday would focus on closer business ties. Albanese departs Saturday for the trip that includes stops in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, and meetings with Xi, Premier Li Qiang and Chairman Zhao Leji of the National People’s Congress. Albanese plans to meet business, tourism and sport representatives in Shanghai and Chengdu, his office said.