Opportunity for Australia to further warm relations with China in Bali

Although little is known about the meeting between Chinese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Xie Feng and Australian Ambassador to China Graham Fletcher in Beijing on June 30, it has further raised hopes that a rebound in Sino-Australian relations is on the horizon.

Since Anthony Albanese became Australian prime minister on May 23, a window of opportunity has opened to ease the tensions between the two countries.

Both sides have indicated their willingness to engage over the past month after their defense ministers' meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore last month.