Chinese premier promises more pandas, urges Australia to put aside differences

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, shakes hands with China's Premier Li Qiang, right, as South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas, watches at the Adelaide Zoo, Australia, June 16, 2024. Wang Wang, a giant panda, walks around its enclosure during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang at Adelaide Zoo, Australia, June 16, 2024. FILE - This undated file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun, left, and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday promised a new pair of giant pandas to a zoo and urged Australia to set aside its differences with Beijing at the outset of the first visit to the country by China's second-highest ranking leader in seven years.