Premier Li says China's mega-market to provide important development opportunities for Australia, world

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Monday that China is advancing Chinese modernization in all respects through high-quality development, and its mega-market will continuously unleash new demands and growth vitality, which will provide important development opportunities for Australia and the rest of the world.

Li made the remarks during his meeting with the Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley in Canberra.

Under joint efforts, China-Australia relations have returned to the right track of sound and stable development, demonstrating positive momentum, Li noted.

Li said China is ready to work with Australia to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, and consolidate and develop the current momentum of bilateral relations to make the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership more stable and mature, and bring more benefits to the two peoples.

The economies of China and Australia are highly complementary, and their cooperation has sufficient motivation and potential, calling for efforts to make win-win cooperation the mainstream of bilateral relations, he added.

Hurley said Australia is willing to promote dialogue and cooperation with China in economic, trade, people-to-people, and cultural exchanges, jointly safeguard regional and global peace and stability and push for the stable and healthy development of the Australia-China comprehensive strategic partnership.

(With input from Xinhua)