Chinese premier meets with President Higgins and Taoiseach as part of State visit 

President Higgins meets Premier Li Qiang. Picture: Maxwells

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has met with President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as part of his two-day State visit to Ireland.

Mr Li arrived into the country on Tuesday night, landing into Dublin Airport just after 8pm aboard the Chinese state aircraft. The Boeing 747 Max 8 is the largest commercial aircraft to ever land in the airport.