Visit to China, November 2018

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne with Qinghui Tang, Chairman of the Board, Maradona International Brand Management Co. Ltd. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne speaks at the ‘45 Years, 45 Stories’ book launch event at the Australian Embassy in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne delivers a speech at the ‘45 Years, 45 Stories’ book launch event at the Australian Embassy in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne with New Colombo Plan scholars at the ‘45 Years, 45 Stories’ book launch event at the Australian Embassy in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne delivers a speech at the ‘45 Years, 45 Stories’ book launch event at the Australian Embassy in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne (centre) with L to R - Australian Ambassador to China Jan Adams, New Hope Foundation partner Robin Hill, New Hope Foundation founder Joyce Hill, Zhang Yongxian, Director of Australian Studies Centre at Renmin University, Jesse T H Chang, Founder & Managing Partner at TransAsia Lawyers, Geng Ling, CEO of China Film Assist and Executive Director of Soundfirm Beijing, Melissa Ran, Program Manager at Startup China, UNSW, Brian Wallace, Founder & Director of Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, Jeff Ma, Executive Vice President for Greater China & Developing Markets Asia, The Woolmark Company, Maree Ringland, Counsellor for Public Affairs and Culture, Australian Embassy Beijing, Li Yao, Translator and Visiting Professor at the Australian Studies Centre, Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Wang Jinghui, Director of Australian Studies Centre, Tsinghua University. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne (second to left) with L to R - Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Frances Adamson, Australian Ambassador to China Jan Adams, and Maree Ringland, Counsellor for Public Affairs and Culture, Australian Embassy Beijing at the ‘45 Years, 45 Stories’ book launch event at the Australian Embassy in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne (second to left) with L to R - Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Frances Adamson, Australian Ambassador to China Jan Adams, and Maree Ringland, Counsellor for Public Affairs and Culture, Australian Embassy Beijing at the ‘45 Years, 45 Stories’ book launch event at the Australian Embassy in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne (centre) with L to R - Australian Ambassador to China Jan Adams, Vaughn Barber, Chair of AustCham Beijing and Nick Coyle, Executive Director & CEO of AustCham Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne with Australian Ambassador to China Jan Adams. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne meets with China International Development Cooperation Agency chairman Wang Xiaotao at CIDCA in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne meets with China International Development Cooperation Agency chairman Wang Xiaotao at CIDCA in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi speaks at the joint media conference at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi meet the press during the joint media conference at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne speaks at joint media conference held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne with State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi during the joint media conference at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne shakes hands with State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi during joint media conference at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne shakes hands with State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi during joint media conference at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo credit: DFAT/Chris Crerar.