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, Brazil, France, Germany, Greece, Egypt, India, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Vietnam, Zambia
  • Two visits to: Indonesia, Russia
  • Three visits to: Malaysia
World map highlighting countries visited by Li Qiang during his premiership, as of February 2026.
  One visit
  Two visits
  Three visits
  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 state representative and CCP general secretary 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 Belarusian 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]
14–16 October Pakistan Islamabad First Premier of China to visit Pakistan, since 2013. Attended 2024 Islamabad SCO summit. Held meetings with President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, signed multiple agreements. Also met Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin and Prime Minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene.[17]

2025

Dates Country Locations Details
24–26 June Indonesia Jakata Li visited Jakarta, Indonesia
26–28 June Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Putrajaya
Li met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He attended the ASEAN-China-GCC Summit.
4–5 July Greece Rhodes Technical stop. Li met with Greek Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis.[18]
5–8 July Brazil Rio de Janeiro Li attended the 17th BRICS summit.[19]
9–10 July Egypt Cairo At the invitation of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Li paid an official visit to Egypt.
22–26 September United States New York City Li attended the general debate of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly and the High-level Meeting on Global Development Initiatives hosted by China.
9–11 October North Korea Pyongyang Li Qiang attended the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Workers' Party of Korea and paid an official goodwill visit from October 9 to 11.[20]
25–26 October Singapore
27–28 October Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
17–18 November Russia Moscow Li attended the 24th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states in Russia.[21]
19–20 November Zambia Lusaka Official visit.[22]
21–23 November South Africa Johannesburg Li attended the 20th G20 Summit in South Africa.[23]

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  17. ^ "First Premier of China to visit Pakistan, in 11 years".
  18. ^ "Chinese Premier Li Qiang on private visit to Rhodes". Kathimerini. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Exclusive | In a first, Xi will miss Brics in Rio as Li leads China delegation: sources". South China Morning Post. 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  20. ^ Wang, Orange (10 October 2025). "China, North Korea pledge 'dynamic development' as Li Qiang, Kim Jong-un meet". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  21. ^ "China's Premier Li Qiang met Russian President Putin, Xinhua says". Reuters. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  22. ^ "Chinese premier's visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help mineral access". Associated Press. 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  23. ^ Nyabiage, Jevans (2025-11-22). "G20 South Africa summit opens under shadow of first US boycott". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2025-11-23.