I look forward to having an in-depth exchange of views with the Australian -leaders and friends of all sectors during my forthcoming visit, to further tap into our -co-operation potential, deepen friendship and jointly write a more splendid new -chapter in China-Australia relations.

We need to enhance mutual understanding to reinforce the bond of mutual trust. To enhance mutual trust, we must live in -harmony without seeking uniformity and pursue common ground while reserving -differences, thus setting a good example of peaceful coexistence and win-win co-operation between countries of different cultural traditions, political systems and stages of development.

We need to deepen practical co-operation to reinforce the bond of common interests. While striving to break new grounds in our traditional areas of co-operation like energy and resources, we should work to create new stimulus of growth in bilateral -co-operation in finance, infrastructure development, agriculture and animal -husbandry by bringing into full play our -economic -complementarity. This way, we can better facilitate our respective effort to grow -economy and improve people’s livelihood. We need to encourage people-to-people exchanges to reinforce the cultural bond between our people. It is important to expand exchanges and co-operation in -education, culture, -tourism, between the youth, and tell the China story and Australia story well so that the China-Australia -friendship will take root deep in the hearts of our people.

We need to step up strategic communication to reinforce the bond of multilateral -co-operation. The Chinese side stands ready to work with the Australian side to strengthen communication and co-ordination in international and regional -mechanisms, and deal with traditional and non-traditional security issues of all kinds to jointly safeguard and promote peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific and beyond. An important agenda item for my visit to Australia is to attend the ninth G20 Summit to be held in Brisbane. Like Australia, China has also been in the international spotlight this November, as we have hosted the 22nd APEC Economic -Leaders’ Meeting. China will work in concert with Australia and other APEC member economies to discuss ways to “shape the future through Asia-Pacific partnership”, the theme of the meeting, and achieve -positive outcomes in pushing forward regional economic integration, promoting innovative development, economic reform and growth, and strengthening infrastructure and connectivity building in all aspects.

I look forward to building on the good momentum of co-operation between China and Australia, and working with Prime -Minister Tony Abbott and leaders of other G20 member countries to formulate a -comprehensive G20 growth strategy, develop new areas of growth through -economic reform, investment in infrastructure and building an open world economy, to promote strong, sustainable and balanced growth of the world economy.

Bathing in the pervasive sunshine in the Southern Hemisphere of November, the Australian continent is brimming with -vigour and vitality.

China-Australia friendship and co-operation has embarked on a new journey. So long as we work hand-in-hand and redouble our efforts, our relations will surely embrace an even brighter future.