List of international premieral trips made by Li Qiang explained

This is a list of international trips made by Li Qiang, the premier of China since March 2023.

Summary

The number of visits per country where he has travelled are:

2023

DatesCountryLocationsDetails
GermanyBerlin
Munich
Li met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
FranceParisLi met with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne and Senate President Gérard Larcher.
IndonesiaJakartaLi visited Jakarta, Indonesia, where he met with various ASEAN leaders. Li additionally met other leaders such as Australian prime minister Antony Albanese,[1] Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol[2] during various summits such as the ASEAN Plus Three summit[3] and the East Asia Summit.[4] Li Qiang also met with Indonesian president Joko Widodo, vowing $21.7 billion new Chinese investment in Indonesia.[5]
IndiaNew DelhiBetween 9 and 10 September, Li attended the G20 New Delhi summit, going in the place of head of state Xi Jinping, who did not attend.[6] There, he met various leaders such as Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni,[7] President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, US president Joe Biden,[8] and British prime minister Rishi Sunak.[9]
KyrgyzstanBishkekLi attended the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

2024

DatesCountryLocationsDetails
SwitzerlandZürich
Bern
Davos
Klosters
Li attended the annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos.
IrelandDublinLi met with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
SeoulLi attended the China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit and met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
New ZealandWellington
Auckland
Li met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Governor-General Cindy Kiro to sign trade and climate change agreements. China agreed to extend visa-free travel to New Zealanders while New Zealand agreed to support Chinese language training and cultural exchange programmes by local Confucius Institutes.[10]
AustraliaAdelaide
Canberra
Perth
Li attended a state visit and the 9th China–Australia annual leaders' meeting in Canberra.
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
Putrajaya
Li met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
MoscowLi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.[11]
BelarusMinsk
Smalyavichy
Li met with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko.[12]
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhLi met with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.[13]
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiLi met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[14]
VientianeLi attended the China-ASEAN Summit in Laos.[15]
HanoiLi met with Communist Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.[16]
PakistanIslamabadLi attended the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.[17]

References

  1. News: Needham . Kirsty . 2023-09-07 . Australian PM to visit China soon as both sides hail progress . 2023-09-08 . . en.
  2. News: Lee . Haye-ah . 6 September 2023 . S. Korea, China in talks to arrange meeting between Yoon, Li Qiang . 8 September 2023 . Yonhap News Agency.
  3. News: Suruga . Tsubasa . Royandoyan . Ramon . 6 September 2023 . Japan PM, China premier trade barbs over Fukushima water release . 8 September 2023 . Nikkei Asia.
  4. News: Ip . Cyril . 8 September 2023 . South Korean leader Yoon says China should do more to address North's nuclear threat . 8 September 2023 . South China Morning Post.
  5. News: Karmini . Niniek . 8 September 2023 . Indonesia says China has pledged $21B in new investment to strengthen ties . 8 September 2023 . Associated Press.
  6. News: Tian . Yew Lun . 2023-09-10 . China, Europe should 'unite and co-operate', Premier Li says at G20 . 2023-09-11 . . en.
  7. News: 2023-09-09 . Italian PM Meloni, China's Li Qiang discuss closer ties at G20 summit . 2023-09-11 . . en.
  8. News: Magnier . Mark . 11 September 2023 . US holds highest-level talks with China in months, with Biden-Li meeting at G20 . 11 September 2023 . South China Morning Post.
  9. News: Smout . Alistair . 2023-09-11 . PM Sunak raises concern over interference in UK democracy with China's Li . 2023-09-11 . . en.
  10. News: Craymer . Lucy . Qiu . Stella . 13 June 2024 . China and New Zealand deepen trade ties, discuss rights issues during Premier Li visit . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614032923/https://www.reuters.com/world/chinas-premier-li-lands-new-zealand-talks-with-prime-minister-2024-06-12/ . 14 June 2024 . 14 June 2024 . Reuters.
  11. News: 22 August 2024 . Putin meets China’s Premier Li as Moscow and Beijing deepen their relations . 24 August 2024 . Associated Press.
  12. News: 23 August 2024 . China, Belarus agree to strengthen cooperation in trade, security . 24 August 2024 . Reuters.
  13. News: 12 September 2024 . Chinese Premier vows stronger trade, investment ties with Saudi Arabia . 13 September 2024 . South China Morning Post.
  14. News: 13 September 2024 . China, UAE embrace broader prospect in economic, trade cooperation with burgeoning new opportunities . 13 September 2024 . Xinhua News Agency.
  15. News: 10 October 2024 . Chinese premier calls for building an Asia of peace, openness . 11 October 2024 . Xinhua News Agency.
  16. News: 13 October 2024 . Vietnam, China sign 10 deals including agri trade to payment as leaders meet . 14 October 2024 . Reuters.
  17. News: Ahmed . Munir . 14 October 2024 . China’s premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip . 14 October 2024 . Associated Press.