Chinese FM calls for joint efforts with Australia to sustain improving ties

MANILA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday expressed the hope that Australia will work with China to safeguard the improving trajectory of their relations.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Manila, the Philippines.

Wang emphasized that both sides should address differences with mutual respect and equality, seek common ground while managing disagreements, and foster a virtuous cycle of positive growth in the relations, rather than allowing it to be disrupted or undermined by prejudice.

He also voiced the hope that Australia would uphold the principle of non-interference in internal affairs and abandon double standards.