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China-Australia cooperation will face bothopportunities and challenges in the yearsahead.

A new chapter was opened in China-Australia relations with AustralianPrime Minister Kevin Rudd s visitIto China on April 9-12. Even beforehe was elected, Rudd said he hoped to raisebilateral relations to new highs. He spentfour days in China on his first official over-seas mission as Australian Prime Minister,discussing with Chinese leaders focal issuessuch as China-Australia relations, trade andclimate change.