On the evening of March 29, 2017, Premier Li Keqiang returned to Beijing by a special plane after successfully concluding his official visits to Australia and New Zealand, and attending the fifth round of China-Australia Annual Prime Ministerial Meeting. Premier Li Keqiang's wife, Mme. Cheng Hong arrived in Beijing by the same plane.

When Li Keqiang left Auckland, Environment Minister Nick Smith of New Zealand and other senior government officials, and H.E. Wang Lutong, Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand saw him off at the airport.