Full coverage: Premier Li Visits Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Russia

For more insights, we cross to Zhang Xin, a research fellow with the school of advanced international and area studies at East China Normal University.

1. How vital is this trip for the one belt one road initiative ?

2. What should we expect from the Shanghai cooperation organization meeting?

3. The visit to Latvia and 16 European countries leaders... how significant is it for China to build its own outreach to Europe after the Brexit vote?