On 8 September, Mrs. Blanche d'Alpuget, widow of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, sadly passed away in Sydney. Ambassador Liu Jinsong sent a letter to her family, expressing his deep condolences and sincere sympathies. Ambassador Liu said that Mrs. d'Alpuget had accompanied Prime Minister Hawke on several visits to China during her lifetime. She held friendly feelings towards China and contributed to people-to-people exchanges between China and Australia.

Mrs. d'Alpuget's family expressed their appreciation for the condolences from the Chinese side, saying that they were deeply moved by Ambassador Liu's letter recalling Mrs. d'Alpuget's friendly feelings towards China.

On 8 October, entrusted by Ambassador Liu, Mr. Wang Chunsheng, Acting Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Sydney, attended the soirée for Mrs. d'Alpuget.