Bear-y good news: Wang Wang the panda (top) chewing a box as South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and Li (second right) listen to a zoo ranger at the Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide. — AFP
CHINESE Premier Li Qiang mixed a dash of “panda diplomacy” with a visit to a historic vineyard to celebrate a thaw in once-icy trade ties with Australia.
The highest ranking Chinese official to visit Australia in seven years, Li’s four-day trip offers the prospect of greater trade after Beijing lifted punitive measures against a string of major Australian exports.
