Albanese advises China to play fair on trade


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Opening the expo, Chinese Premier Li Qiang claimed China adhered to such principles as he reaffirmed Beijing would pursue ascension to the 12-member, regional free trade pact, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Great Britain recently became the 12th member of the pact and six other nations have applied to join. The original pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, became the CPTPP after the US withdrew under the isolationist approach of Donald Trump. Premier Li said China "will always stand on the right side of history" and would "resolutely oppose" unilateralism and protectionism. Beijing would "firmly uphold" the authority and…