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

Let's chat with Liu Chunsheng, an associate professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics.

1. What new deals are we expecting from this trip or is it more of a touching bases visit?

2. There have been delays on linking the Eurasian Economic Union with the belt and road initiative due to Russia -- what are you hearing about Russia's stance?

3. The weekend 16+1 meeting will be held in Latvia -- it would be the first visit by a Chinese premier in 25 years -- how would this kickstart business ties--which right now are small, mostly timber and falling?