Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China is ready to work with New Zealand in jointly building a bilateral relationship featuring mutual respect, inclusiveness, cooperation and common development.
Meeting New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on the sidelines of the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru, Xi highlighted that bilateral relations have maintained a healthy and stable development momentum since China and New Zealand established a comprehensive strategic partnership 10 years ago.
Xi said China and New Zealand are both important members of the Asia-Pacific region with strong economic complementarities and mutual benefit.
The two sides do not have historical grievances or fundamental conflicts of interest, Xi said, adding that differences between the two sides should be managed in a calm and practical manner, rather than allowing them to define the relationship.
Xi said China is willing to work with New Zealand to further enhance the spirit of 'striving to be the first', and develop bilateral relations based on mutual respect, inclusiveness, cooperation and common development.
The Chinese president underscored China's support for strengthening exchanges between the people of both countries, including through sub-regional cooperation, youth programs, media partnerships, and academic exchanges. Noting that New Zealand has been included in China's visa-free list, he encouraged more New Zealanders to visit China for work or tourism.
Xi said China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with New Zealand within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, APEC, and the World Trade Organization (WTO), to jointly safeguard peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and the world.
Luxon hailed the bilateral relations and strong people-to-people ties between the two nations, stressing New Zealand's commitment to deepening its comprehensive strategic partnership with China.
He said that New Zealand remains firmly committed to the one China policy and looks forward to enhancing high-level exchanges with China.
Luxon also expressed New Zealand's eagerness to expand cooperation with China in various areas, including trade, green development, and climate change. New Zealand looks forward to strengthening communication and collaboration within the framework of multilateral platforms like APEC and together safeguard free and open regional trade and promote the region's development and prosperity, according to the prime minister.
Xi says China ready to work with New Zealand to develop ties of mutual respect, inclusiveness
Xi says China ready to work with New Zealand to develop ties of mutual respect, inclusiveness
Xi says China ready to work with New Zealand to develop ties of mutual respect, inclusiveness
Xi says China ready to work with New Zealand to develop ties of mutual respect, inclusiveness
