NEWS UPDATES: CCP Leader Meets With NZ Leaders

Published on June 13, 2024

[epoch_component type=”live_update” section_title=”” update_time=”2024-06-13T02:33″ inline_authors=”” update_source=”” pinned=”false”] Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Premier Li Qiang arrived in New Zealand on Thursday. Mr. Li will travel to Australia on June 15, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who described the visit as an important opportunity to “engage directly on key issues for both our nations.” It is the first time a CCP premier has been to Australia since Li Keqiang in 2017. On Thursday, local time, the New Zealand government announced a boost in agriculture and food trade with China, while Beijing has slowly been lifting $3 billion worth of sanctions on Australian exports....

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