australian writer are likely to be on the host s agenda. li is china s top ranked official after president xi jinping. his four day visit marks a stabilisation in relations between the us security ally and the world s second biggest economy, after a frosty period. on sunday, mr li s visit began with some panda diplomacy at the adelaide zoo, during which mr li said he ll be sending australia two new pandas. for australia, the chinese premier is the first person holding that position to come to this country since 2017. so there s symbolism in premier li simply stepping off the plane in australia. plenty of symbolism, too, visiting those two pandas at adelaide zoo, suggesting this soft diplomacy that s at play there. also significant that he went to a winery, given that the wine trade in australia was one of those industries hard hit by china s economic sanctions that it imposed on a range of australian commodities, beginning back in 2020. but significant challenges lie ahead. w