On April 12, 2023, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu held in Canberra the political consultation between the foreign ministries of China and Australia with Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia Jan Adams. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on China-Australia relations, and international and regional issues of mutual interest and concern.

Ma Zhaoxu emphasized that the current China-Australia relations are showing  momentum of improvement and development, which serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples. China is ready to work with Australia to follow through on the important common understandings reached between the leaders of the two countries, increase mutual trust, deepen cooperation, and properly manage differences, so as to promote the sustained, sound and steady development of China-Australia relations.