The Issue with Tim Lester: Diplomat Geoff Raby on Anthony Albanese's all-important meeting with Xi Jinping in China

Geoff Raby has no doubt how he would advise Anthony Albanese if he were briefing the Prime Minister in the minutes before this coming week's planned talks with China's President Xi Jinping. "I'd be telling him that this is a very important moment in Australia-China relations," Raby said. As Australia's Ambassador in Beijing, Raby counselled prime ministers John Howard, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard on the critical relationship with China. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today In the decade-and-a-half since, China has surged as a military superpower, while two-way trade has all but trebled — built on…