Chinese Premier Li Qiang says ties with Australia are back on track

SYDNEY -- Relations between China and Australia, strained by years of acrimony, are "on the right track," Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Monday during an appearance with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who emphasized "renewed and revitalized" engagement between the two countries.

Li, President Xi Jinping's second-in-command, is in Australia for a four-day trip that marks the first by a Chinese premier since his predecessor Li Keqiang's visit seven years ago.