Despite their differences the nations have shared interests, Jacinda Ardern says as she plans trip to China
. Ardern called for Beijing to respect and support the institutions that she said undergirded regional and international peace and stability.
But as China’s economic importance to New Zealand has grown, ideological differences with Beijing have become increasingly stark, with reports of severe human rights abuses in Xinjiang,“In response to increasing tensions or risks in the region – be they in the Pacific, the South China Sea, or the Taiwan Strait – New Zealand’s position remains consistent – we call for adherence to international rules and norms; for diplomacy, de-escalation and dialogue rather than threats, force and coercion,”...
One of the prime minister’s primary examples of faltering institutions and norms was Putin’s war on Ukraine, and she called on China to “to be clear that it does not support the Russian invasion” and “to use its access and influence to help bring an end to the conflict”.
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