at because of trade ties and geopolitics will be key on the discussions. chinese premier li qiang is in australia for a four day visit amid warming ties between both countries. he kicked off his trip on sunday, with a stop at the adelaide zoo to visit a pair of pandas on loan from china. he also met with foreign minister penny wong and a number of south australian wine exporters. china is currently australia s largest trading partner. last year, two way trade with china grew over 9% to over $300 billion. we ll keep coming back to those visuals. i spoke with former australian ambassador to china geoff raby who explained the significance of this visit. to feel the chest, the relationship has effectively normalized and that is what china is looking for. beyond that, in terms china is looking for. beyond that, in terms of china is looking for. beyond l that, in terms of geopolitics, does it way on relations given the fact that australia is a strong ally of the united states bu