Australia news live: Wong pushes Chinese counterpart on submarine missile launch in face-to-face Manila meeting

<p>Australia’s foreign affairs minister discussed the importance of peace in the Pacific at her meeting with Wang Yi in the wings of Asean. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Foreign minister Penny Wong met her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Manila last night, a statement from her department said.</p><p>In their 12th meeting, the ministers discussed Asean priorities and the importance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/22/australia-news-live-penny-wong-asean-pacific-missile-pauline-hanson-one-nation-labor-conference-tax-anthony-albanese-antisemitism-royal-commission-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>