Australia's relationship with China put to the test; Philippines explores fishing rights with China

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has returned from the APEC Summit to questions about his meeting with Xi Jinping and if the naval ship incident was discussed. While, the relationship between the United States and the Philippines has been further strengthened with the pair signing the 123 Agreement, also known as the 'peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement' - a move which risks further antagonising China.

US President Joe Biden talks with Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese, and other world leaders, during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Retreat. Source: EPA / AAP

Key Points

• Prime Minister Albanese is being asked about whether he raised the incident in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which the Prime Minister has described as "very successful".
• Disputes over the South China Sea continued to raise concerns around further destabilisation and potential escalations.
• The US and the Philippines have signed the 123 Agreement, also known as the 'peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement'.
• Filipino President Marcos Jr and President Xi discuss measures to ease tensions in disputed South China Sea.

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Australia's relationship with China put to the test after naval ship incident

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