The PLA Navy training ship Zhenghe arrives in Sydney Harbour, Australia. Photo: AFP
The PLA Navy training ship Zhenghe arrives in Sydney Harbour, Australia. Photo: AFP

China, Australia defence ministers talk closer military ties as Australian writer Yang Hengjun held in Beijing

  • Wei Fenghe and Christopher Pyne set to sign accord on military ties, but diplomatic and strategic difficulties between China and Australia are close to the surface