Chinese Premier Li Qiang will dine at a winery as part of his visit to Australia beginning on Sunday, signifying a rapprochement with industries devastated by Beijing’s campaign of trade sanctions, while also pledging to retain pandas at Adelaide Zoo, a barometer of Beijing’s goodwill to other countries.

But tensions will not be far beneath the surface – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will call out Mr Li over “dangerous” military confrontations with Australian warships and aircraft. He will also urge the release of jailed Chinese-Australian pro-democracy advocate Yang Hengjun and push for China’s remaining trade bans to be dropped.