Peters pitches our Pacific-focused policy in a speech in Paris while Chinese envoy to NZ sounds a warning (or is it a threat?)
In this country, China’s ambassador Wang Xiaolong was warning of the political fallout if New Zealand were to join the AUKUS pact.
A decision by New Zealand to join AUKUS would ‘inevitably” have negative consequences for the country’s relationship with China, he said in an interview on 30′ With Guyon Espiner.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters happened to be in Paris, delivering a speech to the French Institute of International Relations.
The speech – or rather, the speech notes posted on the Government’s official website – made no mention of China, although Peters did mention the South China Sea and Taiwan.
Our strategic and our economic interests are most acutely engaged in the Indo-Pacific. The economics are obvious: South and Southeast Asia is an incredibly dynamic part of the world, which is sustaining economic growth at rates of more than 5 percent of GDP – year-in, year-out.
But we confront a range of security challenges, with potential flashpoints in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. We are also deeply concerned by North Korea’s evolving nuclear capability and ambition. Those concerns are heightened by its supply of troops to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, another flagrant breach of international law and UN resolutions.
Here’s the official record which tells us what Peters said and what his colleagues have been up to:
The speech – or rather, the speech notes posted on the Government’s official website – made no mention of China, although Peters did mention the South China Sea and Taiwan.
Our strategic and our economic interests are most acutely engaged in the Indo-Pacific. The economics are obvious: South and Southeast Asia is an incredibly dynamic part of the world, which is sustaining economic growth at rates of more than 5 percent of GDP – year-in, year-out.
But we confront a range of security challenges, with potential flashpoints in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. We are also deeply concerned by North Korea’s evolving nuclear capability and ambition. Those concerns are heightened by its supply of troops to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, another flagrant breach of international law and UN resolutions.
Here’s the official record which tells us what Peters said and what his colleagues have been up to:
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