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South China Morning Post
an hour ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China, New Zealand have ‘no conflict of interest', Xi Jinping tells Christopher Luxon
China has 'no fundamental conflict of interest' with New Zealand , President Xi Jinping told New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Beijing on Friday while calling for the constructive management of differences. 'Both sides should adhere to mutual respect, seek common ground while acknowledging differences, and correctly view and manage their differences and disagreements,' Xi was quoted as saying by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Just ahead of Luxon's arrival in the Chinese capital late on Thursday, Wellington announced that it was suspending funding to the Cook Islands over the Pacific archipelago's deepening ties with Beijing. 'China and New Zealand have no historical grievances or fundamental conflicts of interest,' Xi told Luxon, adding that cooperation should be accorded 'a more prominent position' in the relationship. He also called for the two countries to leverage their complementary strengths to deepen trade and investment ties. 'We should also explore potential for collaboration in technological innovation, climate change and infrastructure development,' Xi said.
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Business Standard
6 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
NZ Prime Minister Luxon discusses trade with Chinese Prez Xi jinping
Christopher Luxon, on his first visit to China since becoming prime minister in late 2023, flew to Beijing after two days of meetings with officials and business leaders in Shanghai AP Beijing The prime minister of New Zealand stressed the importance of his country's trade ties with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday. Christopher Luxon, on his first visit to China since becoming prime minister in late 2023, flew to Beijing after two days of meetings with officials and business leaders in Shanghai, China's commercial centre. He wants to maintain healthy trade relations with China, an important market for New Zealand products, despite differences over regional and global security issues and China's growing divide with the United States. Our trade and economic links are complementary and contribute to prosperity in both countries, he was quoted as saying in a news release following his meeting with Xi. Luxon said he raised the necessity of reducing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of what he called the key role that China can play in helping to resolve global challenges such as the war in Ukraine. In a complex world, open dialogue is more important than ever, Luxon said in a post about the meeting on X. His exchange with Xi came one day after revelations that New Zealand had suspended millions of dollars in aid to the Cook Islands over concerns about the latter's deepening ties with China. China accounts for more than 20%of New Zealand's exports of goods and services. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
New Zealand PM Luxon meets China's Xi Jinping
(Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Friday he and China's President Xi Jinping discussed the role of business, education and science to help boost relations between the two countries. "I raised the importance to New Zealand of the international rules-based system, as well as the key role that China can play in helping to resolve global challenges," Luxon said in a statement after meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon talks trade in meeting with China's Xi
BEIJING (AP) — The prime minister of New Zealand stressed the importance of his country's trade ties with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday. Christopher Luxon, on his first visit to China since becoming prime minister in late 2023, flew to Beijing after two days of meetings with officials and business leaders in Shanghai, China's commercial center. He wants to maintain healthy trade relations with China, an important market for New Zealand products, despite differences over regional and global security issues and China's growing divide with the United States. 'Our trade and economic links are complementary and contribute to prosperity in both countries,' he was quoted as saying in a news release following his meeting with Xi. Luxon said he raised the necessity of reducing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of what he called 'the key role' that China can play in helping to resolve global challenges such as the war in Ukraine. 'In a complex world, open dialogue is more important than ever,' Luxon said in a post about the meeting on X. His exchange with Xi came one day after revelations that New Zealand had suspended millions of dollars in aid to the Cook Islands over concerns about the latter's deepening ties with China. China accounts for more than 20% of New Zealand's exports of goods and services.
Washington Post
6 hours ago
- Business
- Washington Post
New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon talks trade in meeting with China's Xi
BEIJING — The prime minister of New Zealand stressed the importance of his country's trade ties with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday. Christopher Luxon, on his first visit to China since becoming prime minister in late 2023, flew to Beijing after two days of meetings with officials and business leaders in Shanghai, China's commercial center. He wants to maintain healthy trade relations with China, an important market for New Zealand products, despite differences over regional and global security issues and China's growing divide with the United States. 'Our trade and economic links are complementary and contribute to prosperity in both countries,' he was quoted as saying in a news release following his meeting with Xi. Luxon said he raised the necessity of reducing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of what he called 'the key role' that China can play in helping to resolve global challenges such as the war in Ukraine . 'In a complex world, open dialogue is more important than ever,' Luxon said in a post about the meeting on X. His exchange with Xi came one day after revelations that New Zealand had suspended millions of dollars in aid to the Cook Islands over concerns about the latter's deepening ties with China. China accounts for more than 20% of New Zealand's exports of goods and services.
