China Business Summit in Auckland to boost NZ-China ties

By news.cn

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — The China Business Summit was held in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Wednesday with an the inaugural address by Prime Minister John Key who discussed the government’s evolving China strategy and future direction.

Some 300 business people and trade officials in New Zealand attended the China Business Summit which served as a platform to increase business engagement between New Zealand and China.

In his opening speech, Key said 2012 marks an important milestone in the New Zealand-China relationship, as the two countries were celebrating the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

“This is significant, and is a reflection of the very strong relationship we have built with China,” said – more

– news.cn