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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, second in charge to Xi Jinping, tipped to visit Australia in June

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If confirmed, a June visit by Mr Li would follow Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit last month and China’s decision to lift tariffs on Australian wine.

| Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to visit Australia in June as Beijing prepares to lift more sanctions on Australian exports, in the latest sign thatWarwick Smith, chairman of the Business Council of Australia’s global engagement committee, said it would be a logical time for Mr Li to visit as it would coincide with an Australia China Business Dialogue scheduled for June 14 in Sydney.The Australian Financial Review.

Mr Li would be the most senior Chinese leader to visit Australia since his predecessor, Li Keqiang, in 2017. The expected trip comes despite Beijing’s anger over ramped-up defence ties between the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in November.

China’s response has been relatively muted so far, although a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman was critical of an agreement to increase military drills in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, appearing at the National Press Club on Thursday, former senior US intelligence officer Beth Sanner said Australia needed to begin a conversation about possible responses to a Chinese blockade or invasion of Taiwan, saying China “poses a big threat” to regional security.

 

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