Anthony Albanese ‘stabilised’ relationship with China: China’s ambassador

China’s Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s election in 2022 was the “year of the stabilisation” in Australia’s relationship with China. “As I mentioned in my remarks earlier, we experienced a difficult time for several years until two years ago,” Mr Xiao said at a media conference on Tuesday. “Since then, we have successfully changed that situation. “The year of 2022 was the year of the stabilisation when President Xi met with Prime Minister Albanese. “The year of 2023 was the year of immense improvement.”