Australian PM says premature to discuss about any potential China trip

SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday said it was premature to discuss any potential trips to China, days after he met President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia. “What we have had this week is first steps and I’m not getting ahead of myself,” Albanese said at a media briefing during the APEC summit in Bangkok. Australia has clashed with China – its largest trading partner – over trade disputes and the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recently elected Labor government has been looking to repair the strained…