On June 17, China announced that it would include Australia in the unilateral visa-free country.

According to Xinhua News Agency on June 17, the joint outcome statement of the annual meeting of the Prime Minister of China and Australia also mentioned: welcomes the increase in the number of direct flights between the two countries, leading to more students, tourists, and business people to visit each other.

China and Australia re-establish contacts to explore more possibilities of cooperation

According to the Guardian, China and Australia are expected to start discussions on issues such as trade and regional security. The Australian Financial Review on 16 June that the meeting provided an opportunity for two economically deeply complementary countries to formulate future trade agendas.

In Perth, the capital of the state, the two prime ministers will jointly attend the round table of chief executives of the Chinese and Australian business community.According to AP, Li will also visit the lithium processing plant invested by Chinese companies, which underscores China's interest in investing in critical minerals.

"It is clearly a very important visit," Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian said in an interview with the media on June 16. According to the results of the China-Australia mutual opinion poll published by the Global Times Research Institute, 80% of Australians believe that China and Australia's harmonious friendship is important for their country's development.

Australia’s trade with China grew by 9.2 per cent in 2023, reaching $326 billion in trade. China has been Australia's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years.

China unilaterally exempts visas for several countries

Since last year, China has unilaterally exempted visas for several countries, and so far, it has imposed unilateral visa exemption for France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and other countries; and also with Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Georgia and others.

In addition, on 15 May, the National Immigration Authority issued an announcement that the Ministry of Commerce, Foreign Affairs, National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministries of Transport, Commerce and Culture and Tourism, and the General Administration of Customs, with the approval of the State Council, decided to fully implement the visa-free entry policy for foreign tourist missions by cruise at all cruise ports off the coast of China.

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