Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Wednesday she addressed human rights issues and the release of two citizens held in China during the first visit to Beijing by a top diplomat from Canberra in four years.The trip is a sign of thawing relations between China and Australia after years of tension over multiple issues, notably Chinese influence operations overseas, Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet, and trade.Wong arrived in Beijing on Tuesday and met with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, in a trip touted by China as an opportunity to push bilateral relations “back on track.”And Wong on Wednesday said Australia would “look to continue to have dialogue, including structured dialogue on issues which are difficult.”In a press conference following the meeting, Wong said she had raised those issues.She said she also expressed Australia’s “principled view about the observance and respect for human rights, and that applies in terms of our views about Xinjiang or Tibet or Hong Kong.”There was also discussion of “how we might do what I think is in the best interests of both countries and consumers in both countries… and that is for the trade blockages to be removed,” Wong said.Beijing was incensed by Australia’s decision to effectively ban state-sanctioned firm Huawei from operating the country’s 5G network, and by calls from Canberra to investigate the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic."