‘Starting to warm up’: Chinese state media welcomes Wong visit after Coalition’s ‘stupid’ policies

Foreign minister says in Beijing she will press for detained Australians Cheng Lei and Yang Hengjun to be reunited with their families'

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Chinese state media is urging Australia to resist being swayed by Washington" and to show verbal goodwill and substantial actions" on the eve of Penny Wong's visit to Beijing.

Two state media outlets published editorials that may give an indication of the Chinese government's wishes for the next steps in what the Australian government calls a stabilisation" of the relationship.

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