List of international trips made by Li Peng
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This is a list of international trips made by Li Peng, the premier of China from March 1988 to March 1998, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from March 1998 to March 2003.
| Country | Location | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand |
Bangkok | November 10–24 | Premier Li Peng paid an official friendly visit to the Kingdom of Thailand. This was his first overseas trip during his tenure. |
 Australia |
Canberra | November 10–24 | Paid an official friendly visit to the Commonwealth of Australia. |
 New Zealand |
Wellington | November 10–24 | Paid an official friendly visit to New Zealand. |
1989
| Country | Location | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
Tokyo Okayama Fukuoka |
April 12–16 | He paid an official friendly visit to Japan. He held talks with Japanese prime minister Takeshita Noboru and met with Emperor Akihito.[1] |
 Pakistan |
Islamabad | November 14–17 | He paid an official friendly visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He held talks with Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto and met with Pakistani president Ishak Khan. This was the first overseas visit by a Chinese leader since the Tiananmen Square Massacre.[2] |
 Bangladesh |
Dhaka | November 17–19 | He paid an official friendly visit to Bangladesh. He held talks with Bangladeshi president Arshad and met with Bangladeshi prime minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed and Bangladeshi vice president Mudud Ahmed.[3] |
 Nepal |
Katmandu | November 19–21 | He paid an official friendly visit to the Kingdom of Nepal. He held talks with Nepalese prime minister Shrestha and met with King Birendra of Nepal.[4] |
1990
| Country | Location | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union |
Moscow
Leningrad |
April 23–26 | He paid an official visit to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This was the first visit by a Chinese Premier to the Soviet Union in 26 years since Premier Zhou Enlai led a delegation to participate in the celebrations of the 47th anniversary of the October Revolution in November 1964. It was also the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries after the normalization of Sino-Soviet relations, and the last visit by a Chinese Premier to the Soviet Union. |
 Indonesia |
Jakarta
Bandung Bali |
August 6–11 | He paid an official friendly visit to Indonesia. He held talks with Indonesian president Suharto. During the visit, on August 8, diplomatic relations, which had been suspended for 23 years, were officially restored.[5] |
 Singapore |
August 11–13 | He paid an official friendly visit to Singapore. He met with Singapore President Wee Kim Wee and held talks with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. This was Li Peng's first visit to Singapore after becoming Prime Minister, and also a return visit to Lee Kuan Yew 's visit to China in September 1988. The two sides established diplomatic relations on October 3, two months later.[6] | |
| Thailand |
Bangkok | August 13–14 | He made a working visit to Thailand and held talks with Thai prime minister Chatchai.[7] |
 Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur | 10 December | |
 Philippines |
December | ||
 Laos |
December | ||
 Sri Lanka |
Colombo | 19 December | |
1991
1992
| Country | Location | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
January 26–28 | ||
 Switzerland |
January 28–30 | ||
 United States |
January 31-February 1 | ||
 Portugal |
February 2–4 | This was the first visit by a Chinese premier to Portugal. The visit coincided with the Lunar New Year.[12] | |
 Spain |
February 4–7 | ||
 Finland |
June | ||
 Vietnam |
November 30-December 4 | He paid an official friendly visit to Vietnam, marking the first visit by a Chinese premier to Vietnam in 21 years. | |
 Fiji |
Transit |
1994
| Country | Location | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Uzbekistan |
April | ||
 Turkmenistan |
April | ||
 Kyrgyzstan |
April | ||
 Kazakhstan |
April | ||
 Mongolia |
April | ||
 South Korea |
31 October-4 November | He made an official visit to South Korea. This was the first visit to South Korea by a Chinese government leader since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea.[13] |
1995
1996
| Country | Location | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam |
Hanoi | 27-28 June | Li Peng led a delegation of the Chinese Communist Party to attend the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[14] |
| New Zealand |
奥克兰 | November | The trip included a stopover in Auckland en route to Chile. |
 Chile |
Santiago | November |
1997
| Country | Location | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia |
August 21–24 | Paid an official visit to Malaysia.[15] | |
| Singapore |
August 24–26 | Paid an official visit to Singapore.[16] | |
| Kazakhstan |
Almaty | September 24–25 | Made a working visit to Kazakhstan.[17] He held talks with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. |
| Japan |
Tokyo
Nagoya Osaka |
November 11–16 | He paid an official friendly visit to Japan. He held talks with Japanese prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and met with Emperor Akihito.[18] |
