The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has rejected New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s speech at the Madrid NATO summit where she said to stand firm on the rules-based order as the Chinese regime was becoming more assertive and willing to challenge international rules.
The spokesman of the Chinese embassy in New Zealand called the comments “misguided” and “regrettable.”
In the statement, he added that such comments were “not helpful” for furthering mutual trust nor for keeping bilateral relations on the “right track.”
As a NATO partner, Ardern was invited to the NATO session where China was formally recognised as a security threat by the military alliance for the first time….