ieExplains: Who is Li Qiang and why is he in Ireland?

ieExplains: Who is Li Qiang and why is he in Ireland?

President Higgins receives Premier Li Qiang. Picture: Maxwells

The President and Taoiseach have held meetings with China's second most-powerful official on Wednesday.

Li Qiang landed at Dublin Airport on Tuesday evening in the largest passenger plane the airport has ever welcomed in its 84-year history.

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