Chinese Premier Li Qiang accepts the challenge during his official welcome at Government House in Wellington in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Li has arrived in New Zealand at the start of a weeklong tour that also includes Australia and Malaysia. (Mark Mitchell/NZ Herald via AP)
China's Premier Li Qiang, center, stands with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, front left, during the official welcome ceremony in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Li has arrived in New Zealand at the start of a weeklong tour that also includes Australia and Malaysia. (Mark Mitchell/NZ Herald via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, centre, stands with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, and New Zealand Governor General Dame Cyndi Kiro during the official welcome ceremony in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Li has arrived in New Zealand at the start of a weeklong tour that also includes Australia and Malaysia. (Mark Mitchell/NZ Herald via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, centre, stands with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, and New Zealand Governor General Dame Cyndi Kiro during the official welcome ceremony in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Li has arrived in New Zealand at the start of a weeklong tour that also includes Australia and Malaysia. (Mark Mitchell/NZ Herald via AP)
FILE - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon holds a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Commonwealth Parliament Offices in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 20, 2023. China’s Premier Li Qiang arrived in New Zealand on Thursday, June 13, 2024, beginning a rare visit to its closest partner among Western democracies, where a celebration of trade links is expected to vie with concerns about South Pacific security on Wellington's agenda. Luxon is expected to salute trade links with China in public statements this week. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
FILE - Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers a keynote speech during the annual meeting of the China Development Forum at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing, China on March 24, 2024. Li arrived in New Zealand on Thursday, June 13, 2024, beginning a rare visit to its closest partner among Western democracies, where a celebration of trade links is expected to vie with concerns about South Pacific security on Wellington's agenda. (Wu Hao/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, centre, stands with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, second left, and New Zealand Governor General Dame Cyndi Kiro, right, during the official welcome ceremony in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Li has arrived in New Zealand at the start of a weeklong tour that also includes Australia and Malaysia. (Mark Mitchell/NZ Herald via AP)