Senior government ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia met in Canberra on Thursday for updates on the search for missing flight MH370 and said they " remain cautiously optimistic that the missing aircraft will be found."
The tyranny of distance separating Australia and China has proven no barrier for bilateral youth ties, as independent, grassroots movements continue to bind Sino- Australian youngsters.
Australia and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to building positive and constructive relations with China at high-level government talks held in Sydney on Tuesday.
China, Australia and the United States will conduct their first trilateral military exercise in October, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
Chinese ambassador to Australia Ma Zhaoxu said Friday at the launching ceremony of the Australia- China Relations Institute (ACRI) that through historical experience, China and Australia must respect each other's core interests.
Greater police and Customs exchanges between New Zealand and China will be targeted at stopping organized crime and drug smuggling between the two countries, the New Zealand government announced Tuesday.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang Tuesday met separately with Henry Keswick, chairman of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, and John Wilson, chairman of Fonterra Co-operative Group.