Xi Jinping implores Malcolm Turnbull at G20 over rules for Chinese investment in Australia

By Philip Wen
Updated January 28 2018 - 9:48am, first published September 4 2016 - 4:44pm
Chinese president Xi Jinping wants 'fairness' on Australia's investment rules. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Chinese president Xi Jinping wants 'fairness' on Australia's investment rules. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Chinese president Xi Jiping welcomes Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the West Lake State Guesthouse in Hangzhou, China. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Chinese president Xi Jiping welcomes Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the West Lake State Guesthouse in Hangzhou, China. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Minister Malcolm Turnbull said it was a lot easier for Chinese companies to invest in Australia than Australian companies to invest in China. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Minister Malcolm Turnbull said it was a lot easier for Chinese companies to invest in Australia than Australian companies to invest in China. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Ausgrid has become a flashpoint between China and Australia. Photo: Louie Douvis
Ausgrid has become a flashpoint between China and Australia. Photo: Louie Douvis
Chinese president Xi Jiping welcomes Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the West Lake State Guesthouse in Hangzhou, China on September 4, 2016. The G20 Leaders Summit will be held in Hangzhou, China on September 4-5. Photo: Sanghee Liu Malcolm Turnbull China Photo: Sanghee Liu
Chinese president Xi Jiping welcomes Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the West Lake State Guesthouse in Hangzhou, China on September 4, 2016. The G20 Leaders Summit will be held in Hangzhou, China on September 4-5. Photo: Sanghee Liu Malcolm Turnbull China Photo: Sanghee Liu
Chinese president Xi Jiping welcomes Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the West Lake State Guesthouse in Hangzhou, China on September 4, 2016. The G20 Leaders Summit will be held in Hangzhou, China on September 4-5. Photo: Sanghee Liu Malcolm Turnbull China
Chinese president Xi Jiping welcomes Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the West Lake State Guesthouse in Hangzhou, China on September 4, 2016. The G20 Leaders Summit will be held in Hangzhou, China on September 4-5. Photo: Sanghee Liu Malcolm Turnbull China
2015 NSW STATE ELECTION Electricity cables being laid by Ausgrid. Generic poles and wires, privatisation, infrastructure, power. Tuesday 2nd December 2014 AFR photo Louie Douvis
2015 NSW STATE ELECTION Electricity cables being laid by Ausgrid. Generic poles and wires, privatisation, infrastructure, power. Tuesday 2nd December 2014 AFR photo Louie Douvis

Hangzhou: Chinese President Xi Jinping has directly implored Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to ensure Australia provides a "fair, transparent and predictable" policy environment for foreign investment, as the rift over the decision to block a Chinese bidder from acquiring electricity network Ausgrid and maritime tensions in the South China Sea shadowed the pair's meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou.

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