Ahead of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’s near week-long China visit, a mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) touted New Zealand as an “example” for other Western nations.
Hipkins arrived in Beijing in the early hours on June 26, leading a 29-person trade delegation in the hopes of reigniting China-New Zealand trade opportunities, including in tourism and education, to pull New Zealand out of recession as soon as possible.
Before he touched down, the Global Times published an article praising New Zealand’s “stable” ties with China despite the changing geopolitical landscape in recent years. Western nations have been increasingly critical of Beijing’s ever-increasing economic and military aggression and human rights abuses….