Several world leaders at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro seized the opportunity to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who returned to the global stage after skipping last year's gathering in India.

China's relationship with Australia has achieved a turnaround and the two countries are maintaining a positive momentum of development, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday,

Strategic Analysis Australia’s Michael Shoebridge claims Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gets “effusive” around China's President Xi Jinping.

The Chinese president has spoken of the "twists and turns" in recent relations with Australia during talks with Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet China's President Xi Jinping in Brazil on Monday, as Beijing seeks to promote Australia as a model for trading with China in a Trump era, even as Canberra draws closer defence ties with Washington.

Xi Jinping has acknowledged the “twists and turns” in China’s relationship with Australia, telling Anthony Albanese “great care” needed to be taken to maintain the partnership.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met China's President Xi Jinping in Brazil on Monday, as Beijing seeks to promote Australia as a model for trading with China in a Trump era, even as Canberra draws closer defence ties with Washington.

Good morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Emily Wind with the main action. Anthony Albanese has met China’s president Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil overnight with Beijing trying to promote Australia as a model for trading with China in a Trump era.

China’s President Xi Jinping claims there have been some “twists and turns” in Australia’s relationship with China over the last decade, reveals Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.