China - Friend Or Foe?

Professor Rouben Azizian.

NZ has benefited from trade and economic achievements with China while fostering close security cooperation with the US. Successive NZ governments sought balance between Washington and Beijing by compartmentalizing trade and security issues.

However, US sanctions against China, and Beijing's displeasure with Ardern's Government, challenge NZ's earlier foreign policy paradigm. This presentation will explore deteriorating NZ-China relations and suggest possible scenarios of their evolution.

Light refreshments included.