Australia PM Albanese, at Great Wall, defends foreign investment screening

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the Great Wall of China on July 16, the fifth day of his China visit.

SYDNEY - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on July 16 his government's screening of foreign investment was not country-specific, after Chinese Premier Li Qiang raised "problems" faced by Chinese companies seeking access to Australia.

On the fifth day of a China visit where the Australian leader is balancing trade and security, Mr Albanese visited the Great Wall to draw a comparison with former prime minister Gough Whitlam who walked the wall in 1971, opening dialogue with communist China before Australia's ally the United States had done so.