Prime Minister Anothony Albanese arrives in US ahead of talks

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in the United States for a brief visit, focused on dealing with the challenges posed by China.

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00:00Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is now here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after a very

00:07long haul trip for a very short visit.

00:10The first thing he'll be doing is having a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, a one-on-one

00:16personal discussion at the private residence of the U.S. President in Delaware.

00:22It's the 11th time the two leaders have had this sort of one-on-one meeting, but it's

00:26likely to be the last chance Anthony Albanese has to have close personal discussions with

00:33the leader of the U.S. before the U.S. presidential elections in November decide on who the next

00:39president will be.

00:41We want to, with regard to China, my position is very clear.

00:47It's that we will cooperate when we can.

00:50We will disagree where we must, but we'll engage in our national interest.

00:56And that is something that has led to an improvement in the relationships with China.

01:02That doesn't mean there aren't differences there, there are.

01:05And we talk about them and we discuss them in appropriate forums and we discuss them

01:10very directly.

01:11This Quad summit comes at a crucial time.

01:16The U.S. presidential election and the possibility of a Trump presidency returning could mean

01:22a different fate for the Quad than if Kamala Harris is elected.

01:26Joe Biden will be hoping that this meeting helps cement the future of this crucial partnership

01:31between these four countries.

01:34But Anthony Albanese won't be sticking around once the formalities are done.

01:37He won't be going to the U.N. General Assembly, he'll be heading straight back to Australia.

01:42He says he's only attending overseas meetings that he has to.

01:46He's keen to give the impression that he's prioritising critical issues at home.