China and Australia vowed on Tuesday to enhance bilateral ties, and work together to uphold multilateralism and free trade and jointly cope with global challenges amid the transformation and turbulence in the international landscape.

During their meeting in Beijing, President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reaffirmed their commitment to adhering to the principle of "seeking common ground while shelving differences" in further promoting ties between the two countries to pursue mutually beneficial cooperation.

Premier Li Qiang held a grand welcoming ceremony on Tuesday for Albanese, who started a weeklong official visit to China on Saturday spanning Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu in Sichuan province.

The two prime ministers witnessed the signing of a slew of cooperation documents in the fields of trade, customs, tourism and agriculture after they co-chaired the 10th China-Australia Annual Leaders' Meeting. In a statement issued after the meeting, both prime ministers reiterated the importance of a mature, stable and constructive bilateral relationship.

Xi told the Australian prime minister that the "turnaround" of China-Australia relations has proved that "adhering to the principles of treating each other as equals, seeking common ground while shelving differences, and engaging in mutually beneficial cooperation" is in line with the fundamental interests of both China and Australia as well as their peoples.

Faced with the complex and changing international situation, all countries should collaborate to uphold international fairness and justice, support multilateralism and free trade, defend the international system with the United Nations at the core and the international order underpinned by international law, and promote the international order toward a more just and reasonable direction.(This article is from the official website of Seetao www.seetao.com. Reprinting without permission is strictly prohibited. Please indicate Seetao.com + original link when reprinting) Seetao.com Strategy Column Editor/Sun Fengjuan