List of international trips made by Li Peng

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.

1988

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

Country Location Dates Details
 North Korea May 3–6 He paid an official friendly visit to North Korea.[8]
 Egypt 2 July [9]
 Jordan July
 Iran July
 Saudi Arabia July
 Syria July
 Kuwait 14 July [10]
 India December 11–16 He paid an official friendly visit to India.[11]

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

Country Location Dates Details
 Morocco 3 October
 Mexico October
 Cuba October
 Peru October
 Canada October
 Malta October

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]

1998

Country Location Dates Details
 Luxembourg Luxembourg City February Paid an official friendly visit to Luxembourg.
 Netherlands 17 February Paid an official friendly visit to the Netherlands.
 Russia Moscow 17-19 February He paid an official friendly visit to Russia and attended the third regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian prime ministers. He met with Russian President Yeltsin and held the third regular meeting between the two prime ministers with Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin. This was Premier Li Peng's last overseas trip during his tenure.

Visits as NPCSC Chairman

Country Location Dates Details
 Greece March 1999
 Turkey April 1999
 Syria April 1999
 Pakistan April 1999
 Bangladesh April 1999
 Thailand April 1999
 Mauritius 16-17 November 1999 Mauritius is the first stop on Chairman Li Peng's six-nation tour of Asia and Africa. Chairman Li Peng, his wife Zhu Lin, and their delegation will also visit South Africa, Kenya, Israel, Palestine, and Oman.
 South Africa 17 November 1999
 Kenya November 1999
 Israel November 1999
 Palestine November 1999
 Oman December 1999
 Yugoslavia June 2000
 Slovenia June 2000
 Croatia June 2000
 Slovakia June 2000
 Azerbaijan June 2000
 Ukraine June 2000
 United States August 2000
 Iceland September 2000
 Lithuania September 2000
 Estonia September 2000
 Latvia September 2000
 Russia September 2000
 India 9-16 January 2001 Paid an official friendly visit to the Republic of India.
 Cambodia May 2001
 Brunei May 2001
 South Korea May 2001
 Vietnam September 2001
 Algeria November 2001
 Cuba November 2001
 Argentina November 2001
 Uruguay November 2001
 Tunisia November 2001
 Japan April 2002
 Thailand September 2002
 Indonesia September 2002
 Philippines September 2002
 Australia September 2002

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