New Zealand Prime Minister Responds to US Signals for More Participation in the Asia-Pacific Region Says her government has a mature relationship with China and can see a difference.
New Zealand Prime Minister Responds to US Signals for More Participation in the Asia-Pacific Region Says her government has a mature relationship with China and can see a difference.
according to the governmentPrime Minister Jacinda Ardernofnew zealandwill host the Asia-Pacific Cooperation Group Leadership Meeting (APEC) through the online system next week. to discuss recovery from COVID-19 and the economic crisis that followed She gave an interview with the show. “Meet the Press” NBC television station of the United States broadcast today (Nov. 7) that the United States under the leadership ofPresident Joe Biden It “plays a credible important role” in the strategic defense, economic and trade ties in the region.
“We welcome the concrete entry. It is part of a major negotiation in the region. and as we see It is more involved in the modern era,” the New Zealand Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister Ardern reiterated her government’s stance that New Zealand with main trading relationship withChinaand has long been regarded by the Beijing government as a model of relations with the West. will carry out a policy of “integrity” with China
“We still believe that our relationship is mature enough to raise our concerns. issues such as human rights, labour, the environment, and very importantly, that we can do that regardless of trade relations.”
Relations between China and Australia’s neighbor New Zealand have deteriorated markedly since 2018 when the Canberra government banned Huawei Technologies from building 5G networks. Freedom to the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak that was first reported in central China in 2019.
China has responded with tariffs on Australian commodities such as wine and barley. Limit imports of beef, coal and grapes, what the United States calls However, relations between China and New Zealand were not affected. The two countries upgraded to a free trade deal in January, despite New Zealand’s stance on China’s human rights as one with Australia.
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