Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Visit New Zealand This Week

Li Qiang, China's premier.Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand later this week amid rising tensions between Beijing and its western trading partners.

The visit, announced by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Monday in Wellington, marks 10 years since the conclusion of the New Zealand China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and will be the first by a Chinese premier since 2017. The exact dates of the visit were not disclosed.