Former New Zealand PM denies writing article in China's official paper


  • World
  • Thursday, 21 Feb 2019

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's former prime minister has denied writing an article attributed to her by the official newspaper of China's ruling communist party that praised the Asian giant's economic development at a time of strained ties.

The first-person opinion piece, headlined "We need to learn to listen to China", was published under Jenny Shipley's name on the website of the People's Daily on Monday. It had become its top-read English-language story by Thursday.

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