Jacinda Ardern Admits NZ-China Values Becoming ‘Harder to Reconcile’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has conceded that the interests of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were becoming “harder to reconcile” on the world stage but noted that these differences did not define NZ-China relations.
Ardern’s comments come just weeks after her government endured stinging criticism from UK politicians over Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s reluctance to see the Five Eyes’ arrangement expanded into other areas, including human rights dialogue.
In a speech to the China Business Summit on Monday, Ardern said her government took a “principles-based approach” to foreign policy and made decisions independently and in line with NZ’s interests and values.
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Vietnam leads Asean effort in aid to India
Vietnam leads Asean effort in aid to India
New Delhi, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam and other countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are reportedly increasing their aid to help India cope with growing health crisis posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a meeting with Indian Ambassador Pranay Kumar Verma in Hanoi, Vietnam s Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung committed himself to providing medical aid in the form of oxygen, medicines and drugs, the India Narrative website reported.
India has a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam, under which the two nations cooperate in defense, the development sector and boost trade and economy, while New Delhi strengthens Vietnam s information technology sector.
Ladies
and gentlemen, distinguished guests, ate marie, tena koutou
katoa, good morning.
I am very happy to be here with
you once again at my fourth China Business
Summit.
Thanks again to you, Fran, for being the
driving force behind this event.
As ever, I’m very
pleased to see such a range of speakers and participants -
this reflects the continuing breadth of engagement between
New Zealand and China.
I hardly need to tell this
audience that it’s been yet another year of change and
disruption. But there has of course been progress and cause
for optimism too.