Mr Hipkins hailed his meetings in China as a reaffirmation of “important economic connections”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - China and New Zealand on Wednesday signed a string of agreements designed to boost trade between the two countries, as their leaders met in Beijing for talks.to drum up business and help his nation exit an election-year recession.
Dialling down any criticism over China’s human rights abuses, tensions over Taiwan, and Beijing’s tacit support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Mr Hipkins hailed the meeting as a reaffirmation of “important economic connections” between the countries. Mr Li, for his part, welcomed Mr Hipkins warmly as “a young and promising politician” and thanked him for the visit “after less than half a year in office”.With an eye on criticism rumbling at home, Mr Hipkins insisted that a “strong economic relationship” with China was “helping boost New Zealand’s economic recovery”.fuelled by a drop in exports and a slowdown in the country’s all-important agriculture industry.
But with growth stalling and Mr Hipkins facing a tough campaign to secure another term in October, such concerns have been put on the back burner.
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