Chinese Premier Li Qiang inspects a guard of honor outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Lukas Coch/Pool Photo via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands after making opening remarks at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, speaks across the table to Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese during a leaders meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li, Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Lukas Coch/Pool Photo via AP)
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, gestures to Chinese Premier Li Qiang after he signed the visitor's book at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li and Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)
Australia's Governor-General David Hurley drives with China's Premier Li Qiang, left, to look for kangaroos at Government House in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li says he has agreed with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to properly manage their nations' differences as they emerge from a hostile era in which minister-to-minister contacts were banned and trade barriers cost Australian exporters up to $13 billion a year. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)
Police keep watch over pro-China supporters and anti-China protesters rally outside Parliament House ahead of the visit by China's Premier Li Qiang in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. Premier Li, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang inspects a guard of honor outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Lukas Coch/Pool Photo via AP)
A gun salute as Chinese Premier Li Qiang inspects a guard of honor outside Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Lukas Coch/Pool Photo via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li, Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang signs the visitor book at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, signs the visitor book as Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li, Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)
Supporters of Chinese Premier Li Qiang wait for his motorcade to pass outside Government House in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li says he has agreed with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to properly manage their nations' differences as they emerge from a hostile era in which minister-to-minister contacts were banned and trade barriers cost Australian exporters up to $13 billion a year. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, June 17, 2024. Li, Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)
Pro-China supporters and anti-China protesters rally outside Parliament House ahead of the visit by China's Premier Li Qiang in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. Premier Li, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)