The first thing Chinese Premier Li Qiang noticed after disembarking from his plane was the Adelaide sky. He was speaking to South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas, who was with Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong at the airport to greet him. Pointing to the sky, Premier Li said: “Very beautiful.”
“Oh, yes, the sunset,” replied the smiling SA premier.
“Very beautiful indeed,” Premier Li added. “I also saw it on the plane.”
This diplomatic pleasantry on the part of Li Qiang seemed to be setting the overall tone of his visit to Australia.
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