High-table diplomacy: Luxon (second from right) meeting Xi (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. — AFP
The leaders of China and New Zealand discussed the role of trade in boosting ties, while New Zealand also pressed its interests for peace and security in the Pacific, government statements showed.
President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met in the capital’s Great Hall of the People yesterday as China’s influence grows in the Pacific, challenging the traditionally stronger security foothold many Western nations have had there.
