Premier Li Qiang’s visit the ‘first visit’ by a Chinese leader to Australia since 2017

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit this week “marks the first visit by a Chinese leader to Australia since 2017”.

“It comes amid a background of increasing tension with China over naval incidents and the threat of war in the Taiwan strait,” Mr Clennell said.

“This in some ways a treading on eggshells moment, not least of which perhaps Peter Dutton who will meet Premier Li after making strong public statements about what he sees as the misbehaviour of China.

[innocentbystander]

Come to work out which bits he's going to own.

[MrLinklot]

You call that mf a "leader"?

[tomjones]

Will Albo be wearing his custom made Mao outfit

[DOWNUNDER.]

Since 2017? Doesn't seem anywhere near long enough .

[dixonpinfold]

0:33 Plenty Wrong greeting her immediate supervisor and instantly setting herself to the task of gleefully shining his hinder part.
Australia should stop messing about, place massive tariffs on imports from China, and direct the money to building those submarines faster.

[KurtBoulter]

Sad that people have to put up with Andrew "The Bogan" Clennell doing a Gru impersonation with English that sounds as if he was conceived in a Torana! Up your game Sky News!

[homers]

Wonder if he'll drop in and give dan andrews a HJ