Have you ever wondered how Premier Li Keqiang might answer a sensitive question such as "What is your opinion on the US presidential candidates?" or how he would explain persistent misconceptions between the world's two largest economies?

Crunch time came on Tuesday night when a banquet was given in his honor by the Economic Club of New York at the Waldorf Astoria hotel.

The first sensitive question was posed to Li by Susie Gharib, a member of the Economic Club.