New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday evening as he tries to bring the message that New Zealand is “open for business” during his five-day China trip.
Hipkins said they covered various topics during their approximately 30-minute meeting, including economic, social, and cultural connections.
The prime minister said New Zealand’s relationship with China “is one of our most significant and wide-ranging” and was pleased to reaffirm this during this trip, where he is leading a 29-person business delegation.
“I emphasised the key focus of our visit was to reaffirm our close economic relationship by supporting businesses to renew their connections with Chinese counterparts and helping grow new ones to support New Zealand’s economic recovery,” he said….