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Oliver Peterson: Anthony Albanese dismisses China's four-point list of demands to improve relations

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his country "doesn't respond to demands" after China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued a four-point list of actions to repair relations between the two countries.Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with Yi on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Bali last week, where she said they had a "full and frank" discussion after a more than two-year-long diplomatic freeze.Yi blamed the former Scott Morrison government for the soured relations and pointed at a "series of irresponsible words and deeds" on Canberra's behalf. Wong said the meeting had been an "important first step" to "stabilise" the relationship.In a readout from the meeting, Yi listed four demands of Australia, including "regarding China as a partner rather than a rival", "seeking common ground while reserving differences", "not targeting any third party or being controlled by any third party", and "building positive and pragmatic social foundations".Australian foreign minister Penny Wong met last we