List of international premieral trips made by Li Qiang

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:

  • One visit to: Australia, Belarus, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam
World map highlighting countries visited by Li Qiang during his premiership, as of December 2024.
  One visit
  China

2023

Dates Country Locations Details
18–21 June  Germany Berlin
Munich 		Li met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
21–23 June  France Paris Li met with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne and Senate President Gérard Larcher.
5–8 September  Indonesia Jakarta Li 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]
9–10 September  India New Delhi Between 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,[6] US president Joe Biden,[8] and British prime minister Rishi Sunak.[9]
24–27 October  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Li attended the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

2024

Dates Country Locations Details
14–16 January   Switzerland Zürich
Bern
Davos
Klosters 		Li attended the annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos.
16–17 January  Ireland Dublin Li met with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
26–27 May  South Korea Seoul Li attended the China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit and met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
13–15 June  New Zealand Wellington
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]
15–18 June  Australia Adelaide
Canberra
Perth 		Li attended a state visit and the 9th China–Australia annual leaders' meeting in Canberra.
18–20 June  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Putrajaya 		Li met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
20–22 August  Russia Moscow Li met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.[11]
22–23 August  Belarus Minsk
Smalyavichy 		Li met with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko.[12]
10–11 September  Saudi Arabia Riyadh Li met with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.[13]
11–13 September  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Li met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[14]
9–12 October  Laos Vientiane Li attended the China-ASEAN Summit in Laos.[15]
12–14 October  Vietnam Hanoi Li met with Communist Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.[16]
14–17 October  Pakistan Islamabad Li attended the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.[17]

References

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