Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang left?Beijing Thursday for an official visit to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

His entourage includes You Quan, Deputy Secretary-general of the State Council, Zhu Zhixin, Vice Minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei, Vice Minister of Agriculture Wei Chao'an, Deputy Minister of Commerce Yi Xiaozhun and Ning Jizhe, Deputy Director of the Research Office of the State Council.

Li's visit is at the invitation of the governments of the three nations.