Why did the PM talk beauty products in China with Premier Li?

Why did the PM talk beauty products in China with Premier Li?
Chris Hipkins and Li Qiang inspect the troops before talking about cosmetics. (Image: Nathan McKinnon/RNZ)
Dileepa Fonseka
When prime minister Chris Hipkins meets the second-most powerful man in China, one of the topics he decides to bring up is skincare and cosmetics. The Great Hall of the People is designed to be intimidating. High ceilings, large rooms and a long mechanical retractable wall.   Then there are the soldiers.Before Hipkins can sit down for a one-on-one discussion with Premier Li Qiang, he is treated to a display of military might and discipline. Soldiers line up along the walls of a large entry room of the Great Hall where Hipkin...

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