Wen Jiabao
Iceland's prime minister Johanna Sigurdardottir (C) talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 15, 2013. Sigurdardottir will also meet with former premier Wen Jiabao and President Xi Jinping, on a visit that will include the signing of a trade deal between Reykjavik and Beijing after six years of negotiations.
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Since then, we have been privileged to host several Chinese dignitaries including (former Chinese) president Hu Jintao, (former Chinese) premier Wen Jiabao, (classical pianist) Yuja Wang and several others
Universal values, press freedom, a civil society—all these things were talked about by [former premier] Wen Jiabao, so now they absolutely cannot be mentioned
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