New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta concluded the first ministerial visit to China since COVID began, noting the Chinese regime’s human rights abuses and inviting her Chinese counterpart to visit New Zealand.
“Our discussions were wide-ranging, covering all aspects of our bilateral relationship,” she said.
“We look forward to the resumption of a range of in-person high-level discussions and officials’ dialogues, including on foreign affairs, climate change, human rights, the Pacific, and trade, which provide a valuable platform for engagement.”
Mahuta also brought up the human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region erosion of rights and freedom in Hong Kong, expressed concerns over increasing tension in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, and reiterated New Zealand’s condemnation of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine….