27 Mar 2017

Prime Minister to hold first meeting with Chinese Premier today

From Morning Report, 7:40 am on 27 March 2017

The Prime Minister Bill English will hold his first official meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Wellington today.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang  & Prime Minister Bill English

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang & Prime Minister Bill English Photo: AFP / RNZ

Mr Li is the second-ranked member of the Chinese government, after President Xi Jinping, and arrived in New Zealand last night, following a five-day stay in Australia.

Mr Li flew into Wellington last night for the official visit, with his wife Cheng Hong, and a business delegation, as our political reporter Demelza Leslie reports.