Chinese premier Li Qiang to visit NZ, PM to visit Japan afterwards

Chinese premier Li Qiang to visit NZ, PM to visit Japan afterwards
Li Qiang with former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins during his visit to China last year. (Image: Nathan McKinnon/RNZ)
Dileepa Fonseka
Chinese premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand this week, just before prime minister Christopher Luxon heads off to Japan. The visit will be the highest-level visit from a Chinese official in seven years and follows the visit of China's foreign minister Wang Yi in March.Luxon will fly to Japan, accompanied by a business delegation, from this Sunday, June 16, to Thursday next week, June 20. The prime minister said China was NZ’s largest trading partner, with two-way trade worth almost $38 billion last year, and the country h...

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