Chinese Premier Li Qiang heads to Australia as relations thaw, but thorny issues remain

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Australia tomorrow, after wrapping up his visit to New Zealand. This is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese premier is visiting Australia. Despite the thawing of ties, there will be some difficult topics on the table, such as the AUKUS security alliance that China opposes.

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