Penny Wong to travel to China this week for 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Trip by Australia's foreign affairs minister comes as tensions ease between two trading partners

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Australia's foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, will fly to China this week to mark a key diplomatic milestone in the latest sign of easing tensions between the two countries.

Wong is due to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday and will attend Wednesday's events marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Australia and China.

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