New Zealand signs range of pacts with China
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 28.
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PUBLISHED ONJune 28, 2023 9:01 AM
SYDNEY - New Zealand said on Wednesday (June 28) it had signed a range of cooperative arrangements with China on trade, agriculture, forestry, education, and science and innovation.
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Chinese Premier Li Qiang also discussed the Indo-Pacific region, tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, Wellington said in a statement.
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