Presented at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra
2 August 2007
Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser visited China in June 1976 on arguably the most colourful and controversial official visit ever undertaken between the two countries. Looking forward, Fraser’s strategic planning team, Alan Renouf’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Stephen FitzGerald’s Peking embassy offered compelling and sometimes competing visions of China’s future and of the appropriate foundations for building a durable relationship between the two countries to the present day. In his 2007 RG Neale Lecture, Professor John Fitzgerald tells their story from the archives of 1976.
 | China – Internal – Personalities – Chou En-lai | 1972–76 | A1838, 3107/1/2/6 part 1 | ||
| China – Political – General – Significant reports by Australian officials | 1975–78 | A1838, 3107/2/5/1 part 2 | ||
| China – Foreign policy – General | 1976 | A1838, 3107/33/1 part 34 | ||
| China – Relations with Australia – Australian representation – Social contact with PRC diplomats | 1975–76 | A1838, 3107/38/1/2 part 4 | ||
| China – Relations with Australia – Briefing material | 1976–77 | A1838, 3107/38/14 part 9 | ||
| China – Correspondence between Department and Peking Embassy on its role | 1975–78 | A1838, 3107/38/1/4 part 1 | ||
| Prime Minister's visit to China, 1976 – Provision of briefing material | 1976 | A1209, 1975/3129 | ||
| Prime Minister's visit to China – June – Media coverage | 1976 | A1209, 1976/1482 part 1 | ||
| Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser – Overseas visit – June 1976 – China | 1976 | A1209, 1976/364 part 1 | ||
| Personal papers of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser – Visit to Japan and China – June 1976 | 1976 | M1269, 3 | ||
Download the audio of John Fitzgerald's presentation. This audio is also part of the National Archives podcast service.
| Description | Duration | Size | Download | Transcript |
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| John Fitzgerald – Australia–China relations 1976 | 53:15 minutes | 24.97mb |  |
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| Australia–China relations – part 1 | 17:00 minutes | 8.05mb | |
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| Australia–China relations – part 2 | 17:00 minutes | 7.81mb | |
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| Australia–China relations – part 3 | 19:26 minutes | 9.11mb | |