Federal politics live: Anthony Albanese wraps up China visit in Chengdu
Albanese to wrap up China visit in Chengdu
Anthony Albanese will today visit the central Chinese city of Chengdu as he finishes his six day trip to the country.
The prime minister is keen to emphasise commercial and economic links between Chengdu and Australia – including in the medical technology industry.
Albanese is expected to tour a manufacturing and research centre owned by the Australian hearing implant company Cochlear, as well as meeting other major players in the industry.
Chengdu sits in Sichuan province, which is home to the giant panda and the prime minister is also widely expected to visit a nearby breeding centre for the iconic species.
The visit comes in the wake of China’s move to send two new giant pandas to Adelaide Zoo earlier this year.
👋 Good morning
Hi friends, welcome to our politics live blog.
I’m Courtney Gould, logging in from the ABC’s Parliament House bureau in Canberra, ready to bring you all the news as it comes in.
Anthony Albanese is wrapping up his tour of China in Chengdu where a cameo from a panda is widely expected. Our friends on the ground, Stephen Dziedzic and Laura Tingle will pop in throughout the day to bring us all the updates.
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