On September 4, 2018, Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Guo Shaochun and First Assistant Secretary of Consular and Crisis Management Division of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Andrew Todd of Australia held the 16th round of China-Australia consular consultation in Beijing. Both sides mainly exchanged in-depth and candid views on promoting consular relations and cooperation between China and Australia, facilitating personnel exchanges, safeguarding the security and legitimate rights and interests of citizens and other topics.