New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to meet President Xi Jinping, among others, during a long-awaited visit to Beijing next week. The trip has been curtailed following the Christchurch killings, but Ardern said the "important" visit would include discussions on updating the 5 nations' bilateral free trade deal, originally signed in 2008, and climate change. She played down possible tensions over New Zealand's November decision to prevent Chinese tech firm Huawei from participating in the country's twoG ne5rk.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to meet President Xi Jinping, among others, during a long-awaited visit to Beijing next week. The trip has been curtailed following the Christchurch killings, but Ardern said the "important" visit would include discussions on updating the two nations' bilateral free trade deal, originally signed in 2008, and climate change. She played down possible tensions over New Zealand's November decision to prevent Chinese tech firm Huawei from participating in the country's 5G network.