Chinese Australian fashion influencer Margaret Zhang appointed editor-in-chief of Vogue China

Experts say the 27-year-old can help keep the good ties rolling' between the two countries at a time of political skirmishes'

A 27-year-old Chinese Australian fashion influencer has been appointed editor-in-chief of Vogue China in a move experts believe could serve as positive soft diplomacy at a time of increasing tension between Canberra and Beijing.

Margaret Zhang, who was born in Sydney and grew up in the suburb of West Ryde, is Vogue's youngest editor-in-chief - despite having never edited a magazine.