Australia and New Zealand unite over China human rights issues


This handout picture taken and released by the Visits and Ceremonial Office of New Zealand on May 31,2021 shows Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (left) and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (C) talking to members of the choir after a wreath laying ceremony at the Arrowtown War Memorial in Queenstown on May 31,2021. - AFP

WELLINGTON, May 31 (Reuters): Australia and New Zealand on Monday expressed grave concerns over developments in Hong Kong and the human rights situation in the Xinjiang province of China, as the two nations sought get in lockstep over their biggest trading partner.

In the first face-to-face meeting between heads of both countries in over 15 months, Australia and New Zealand presented a united front on China.

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