Beijing: Australia's foreign minister is currently in China for talks aimed at mending a long-standing rift in high-level ties that has resulted in trade sanctions and political tensions.

Penny Wong expressed her gratitude to China for the invitation upon her visit to Beijing, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the two countries' formal diplomatic ties.

"The meetings discuss many of the issues that are important to us," Wong said, adding that there were some things she was looking forward to. Later on Wednesday, he was scheduled to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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The fact that Wong is visiting China for the first time in four years has raised hopes that Australia will make progress towards freeing two Australian citizens who are being held in China and China's tax on imports of Australian goods. Ending sanctions.

Without going into specifics, Wong said she would continue to fight for the Australians who were being held captive.

Wong's visit reinforces a tentative improvement in relations between the two countries that has taken place in May since Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took office from the more conservative Scott Morrison.

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The first official meeting between the leaders of the two countries in six years came when Albania and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali last month.

As China blocked trade and refused high-level meetings after Australia passed laws prohibiting foreign interference in its internal affairs and called for an independent investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia and China Relations between have deteriorated.

Despite the French President referring to the project as a "confrontation with China", Albanese has also stated that he is still committed to building a fleet of submarines powered by American nuclear technology.

Australia, a treaty ally of the United States, is seen by China as a component of a plan to prevent it from establishing diplomatic and military dominance over the South China Sea and much of East Asia.

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Because of this, many countries, including Australia, are trying to balance their important economic ties with China and their long-standing security ties with the United States.