New Zealand has found itself in the firing line after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned China had become 'more assertive' in the Indo-Pacific region.
Ms Ardern told the NATO summit on Wednesday that China has become"more assertive and more willing to challenge international rules and norms" in the Indo-Pacific region.
Jacinda Ardern said China has become"more assertive and more willing to challenge international rules and norms". Picture: Getty Images Ms Ardern has called for the strengthening of ties within the Indo-Pacific following the recent signing of a security pact between China and the Solomon Islands. Beijing blasted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for likening Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Taiwan as he travelled to Spain for the gathering.published on Wednesday, Beijing mouthpiece China Daily called the Prime Minister “ill-informed” and “ignorant” and accused him of letting NATO “fill his head with nonsense”.
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