Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks to the media during a signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. (Lukas Coch/Pool Photo via AP)
In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, China's Premier Li Qiang, left, is greeted by Malaysia's Minster of Transport, Anthony Loke, as he arrives at Sepang International Airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands during a signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, 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. (Lukas Coch/Pool Photo via AP)
In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, China's Premier Li Qiang waves as he arrives at Sepang International Airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the media at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. Chinese Premier Li Qiang, 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)
China's Premier Li Qiang, center left, and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, center right, join China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao, second left, and Minister for Trade Don Farrell at a signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. (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)
Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei attends a signing ceremony with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 17, 2024. (Lukas Coch/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)
In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, China's Premier Li Qiang arrives at Sepang International Airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Malaysia's Department of Information 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-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei, center, films a signing ceremony with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament 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. (Lukas Coch/Pool Photo via AP)