WELLINGTON: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand this week, Prime Minister Chris Luxon said Monday (Jun 10), a rare visit expected to focus on bolstering trade while setting aside security concerns.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks during a joint press conference in Seoul, South Korea on May 27, 2024. WELLINGTON: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand this week, Prime Minister Chris Luxon said Monday , a rare visit expected to focus on bolstering trade while setting aside security concerns.
But relations have become strained in recent years as China has looked to expand its military and diplomatic reach across the Pacific."The premier's visit is a valuable opportunity for exchanges on areas of cooperation between New Zealand and China." Foreign Minister Wang Yi held high-level talks during a visit to the capital Wellington earlier this year.
"New Zealand and China engage where we have shared interests and we speak frankly and constructively with each other where we have differences," Luxon said on Monday.Former New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins attends a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jun 28, 2023. Jason Young, an expert on China-New Zealand relations, said Li's visit showed both sides were willing to set aside these disagreements.
"The potential visit of the Chinese premier will be confirmed in the usual way," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters on Monday.China and Australia have been patching up their own relationship in the wake of a bitter and costly trade dispute.
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