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　　Chinese Premier Li Keqiang took a casual harbor walk and watched an exciting Australian football game with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull here on Saturday, extending his outdoor diplomacy to strengthen the ties between the two peoples.

　　Li's ease with the public and his good sense of humor serve as yet another sign of China's growing confidence in working with Western countries.

　　During a tie-less walk with Turnbull in the Royal Botanic Garden, Li chatted with local Australians in English, and cheerfully took selfies with Chinese tourists and his Australian counterpart.

　　Li and Turnbull also took pictures in front of the iconic Sydney Opera House after a casual morning walk along the Sydney Cove.

　　Private, informal talks in a casual, beautiful environment are an extension of traditional diplomacy, and often work well to cultivate personal friendship and help iron out differences.

　　Turnbull accompanied Li during his entire Australian tour, including flying with him from Canberra to Sydney. The two heads of government had a busy schedule in the past three days, including two meetings, three forums as well as many other bilateral events.

　　The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to free trade and agreed to deepen cooperation in such sectors as education, tourism, agriculture, innovation, anti-corruption and defense.

　　"I come here first for pushing free trade," Li said. "We are willing to strengthen cooperation with Australia and jointly show the region and the world our resolve to push trade liberalization and economic globalization."

　　On Saturday afternoon, Li arrived at Sydney Cricket Ground to watch an Australian football game played by two Australian Football League winners -- Sydney Swans and Port Adelaide.

　　Before the game started, Li met with the players and practiced how to catch and pass a ball. He also accepted a gift scarf from each club and tied the two scarves together before wearing them on his neck.

　　"I wear both of them even though the weather is not cold at all to show my love and support for both teams," said the Chinese premier. "I will cheer for you all no matter which side wins."

　　"The two tied scarves also show the power of China-Australia cooperation as well as the colorfulness of diverse civilizations," Li said.

　　He encouraged the players to go to China more often for training, games and communication to promote friendship between the two peoples.

　　The two countries, Li said, can also strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the sports industry, as China is developing the sports industry while Australia has an edge in football, swimming, racing and big sports events management.

　　The Chinese premier has advocated cultural and people-to-people exchanges in his personal diplomacy.

　　During his trip to Canada in September 2016, Li visited the renowned Canadian ice hockey team Montreal Canadiens, and dropped the first puck for a training match.

　　During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to China in May 2015, Li and Modi watched at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing a joint Taichi-Yoga exercise by over 400 Chinese and Indian Taichi and Yoga practitioners.

　　In February this year, the China-Australia Year of Tourism was launched in Sydney.

　　"People-to-people and cultural exchanges between the Chinese and Australian people are one of the important pillars supporting the development of bilateral relations," Li said in a congratulatory message.

　　Li's five-day official visit, the first to the Oceanian country by a Chinese premier in 11 years, has produced substantial outcomes in a wide range of areas, and proved to be a timely and fruitful visit.

　　A TIMELY, IMPORTANT VISIT

　　Li's visit was wrapped up on Sunday. The trip, described by Australian media as "an economic charm offensive," came at a time when protectionism is on the rise especially in some major developed economies, which is a grave concern for Australia, a long-term beneficiary of free trade.

　　Christine Holgate, CEO of Australian vitamin maker Blackmores, told Xinhua that she was worried about the anti-globalization trend around the world.

　　However, Holgate felt "inspired" by Premier Li's remarks about free trade and China-Australia economic ties.

　　"First, I have come for free trade. The world is seeing a rising tide of trade protectionism and growing backlash against globalization," Li said at a luncheon hosted by his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday.

　　"We are ready to enhance relevant cooperation with Australia and demonstrate to the region and the world our determination to uphold trade liberalization and economic globalization," Li added.

　　The reassuring note struck by Li about China's commitment to free trade is cheering news to Australian businesses.

　　China has been Australia's largest trading partner for the past eight years. It is a loyal buyer of Australian goods, from iron ore to red wine. China exports clothing, telecom equipment and parts to Australia.

　　The trade structure has put China in a trade deficit with Australia for years. Last year, trade between the two countries reached 107.8 billion U.S. dollars, with China seeing a deficit of more than 30 billion dollars.

　　"We ran a trade deficit of tens of billions of U.S. dollars against Australia last year. Of course, we don't like trade imbalances. Yet, we believe the solution to trade imbalances lies in further expanding our trade, rather than closing our doors," Li said at the luncheon.

　　Jennifer Westacott, CEO of Business Council of Australia, was at the luncheon, describing Li's visit as "timely" and "important."

　　"The two countries have reaffirmed the importance of free trade and open market, and the importance of not retreating into isolationism," Westacott told Xinhua.

　　When attending the China-Australia Economy and Trade Cooperation Forum on Friday, Li and Turnbull agreed to promote trade facilitation and liberalization.

　　China is ready to work with Australia to further open markets to each other in the spirit of fair trade, said Li at the forum.

　　Turnbull said that protectionism is "not a ladder to get out of the low-growth trap," but "a shovel to dig it deeper."

　　"We stand ready to work with other countries to support economic globalization and free trade, improve the global governance system and facilitate progress of mankind," Li said upon his arrival in an article published on Wednesday by The Australian, a local leading newspaper.

　　According to the outcome list of Li' s visit to Australia, the two countries agreed to shared commitment to an open world economy, and continued commitment to advancing global and regional trade and investment liberalization through the WTO, APEC and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

　　A FRUITFUL, INFLUENTIAL VISIT

　　This year marks the 45th anniversary of China's diplomatic ties with Australia.

　　Premier Li's visit to Australia has enhanced not only global confidence in trade facilitation and liberalization, but also business opportunities for both sides amid closer China-Australia ties.

　　"We are not a self-sufficient country, and a booming economic relationship with China is vital for us. If we lose that, moms and dads will lose their jobs, and factories will collapse," said Holgate, the Blackmores CEO.

　　Blackmores saw its business in China surge from almost zero five years ago to a volume accounting for 40 percent of its total business in 2016. Holgate attributed the growth to booming economic ties between the two countries and expected an even stronger growth following Premier Li' s visit.

　　To further bilateral economic ties and bring about more benefits to the two peoples, the two sides agreed to continue to implement the China-Australia FTA and work hard to usher in a new era of FTA-driven boom,according to the outcome list

　　The two sides will also enhance synergy between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Vision for Developing North Australia, and between their innovation strategies.

　　Cooperation in energy, resources, infrastructure, agriculture, animal husbandry, and scientific and technological innovation would also be expanded after the visit, said the list.

　　The two sides also agreed to enhance exchanges and cooperation in education, culture, tourism, security, law enforcement, anti-corruption and defense as well as at subnational levels, step up communication and coordination at the UN, G20, APEC, East Asia Summit and other multilateral institutions, and jointly promote world peace, stability and prosperity.

　　While announcing the establishment of the China-Australia Ministerial Dialogue on Energy, the two countries agreed to establish the China-Australia Innovation Dialogue and the China-Australia High-level Security Dialogue.

　　In the agricultural area, the two sides signed the Plan of Action (2017-2019) on Implementing Agricultural Cooperation Projects Between the Ministry of Agriculture of China and the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

　　On science and technology cooperation, the two countries agreed to continue the collaboration under the China-Australia Science and Research Fund in prioritized areas of advanced manufacturing, medical technology and pharmaceuticals, and resources and energy, with a budget of up to 6 million U.S. dollars from each side.

　　After his Australian trip, the Chinese premier will pay an official visit to New Zealand starting Sunday. This year also marks the 45th anniversary of China's diplomatic ties with New Zealand.