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Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent on the talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: As we go to Australia. Donald de Mayo, very good
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday morning to you.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning.
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  Speaker 1: I was watching a bit of this as this was unfolding.
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  Speaker 1: It looked cold in camera for a start, because everyone's
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  Speaker 1: wearing a Philly heavy coat. Then the waterside signed a
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  Speaker 1: book and head lunch. How's that whole visit from China's
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  Speaker 1: premiere gone.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, China's second in command is in town, Premier Lee,
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  Speaker 2: and he was given a ceremonial welcome at Parliament House.
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  Speaker 2: And I've keep in mind that China is Australia's largest
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  Speaker 2: trading partner. But there were some tariff staches a few
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  Speaker 2: years back at soured relations, you may recall. So there've
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  Speaker 2: been some talks, talks of better military communication. For instance,
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  Speaker 2: China's now offered a fifteen day visa free travel for
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  Speaker 2: Australians and I think it's a privilege they're already enjoyed
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  Speaker 2: by New Zealand, as I do believe. There were some
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  Speaker 2: protesters outside Parliament and during an agreement signing session there
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  Speaker 2: was controversy and that was when local Chinese officials tried
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  Speaker 2: to block Australian journalist Chang Lee from being seen via
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  Speaker 2: assembled cameras and that is interesting because that Sky News
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  Speaker 2: journo Chang Lee, had been detained in China for three
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  Speaker 2: years and was released just last year. But Albo now
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  Speaker 2: says that relations with China have been renewed and revitalized.
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  Speaker 2: There's more talks to come on improving military relations. He says,
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  Speaker 2: the bilateral relationship is back on track. Good job after
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  Speaker 2: post today.
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  Speaker 1: And are very good and or to Perth years two.
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  Speaker 1: That's right. Looking at the mining now Australia post it's
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  Speaker 1: like it's the eternal. You're never going to get around at,
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  Speaker 1: aren't you dogs? Posters? And that's what happens.
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  Speaker 2: They've fed up Assie posters said, look, they're going to
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  Speaker 2: stop delivering mail to people with aggressive dogs. Now we're
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  Speaker 2: hearing that new data has shown that over the last
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  Speaker 2: six months one four hundred and twenty dog related incidents
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  Speaker 2: in regard to our posters. So they're saying they just
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  Speaker 2: want to be able to deliver our mail without being attacked,
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  Speaker 2: harassed or chased by dogs. And apparently fifteen percent of
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  Speaker 2: these dog bites are happening at the letterbox and about
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  Speaker 2: three hundred postal workers actually had to have medical attention
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  Speaker 2: and some even had to have surgery. So the Australia
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  Speaker 2: Post is saying, please FEUs more responsible with your doggies,
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  Speaker 2: especially the small pooches apparently.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah no, they're the yppy ones there, the ones you
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  Speaker 1: want to watch out for. They nip the ankles. Nice
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  Speaker 1: to see you, Donna. Will catch up next Tuesday morning
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