New Zealand claims that the relationship between China and the United States is forced

(Wellington Composite Electric) New Zealand Foreign Minister Malhota said that New Zealand's careful handling of relations with China must avoid being forced to "choose the side stations" in strategic competition between China and the United States.

New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins ended his visit to China on Friday (June 30), but he was criticized because he did not propose human rights or cross -strait issues during his visit to China.

Malacta said in an interview with Reuters on Friday: "The relationship with China is complicated, we must handle it very cautiously."

She pointed out that Hipkins' focus on China ’s focus on trade did not change New Zealand’ s foreign policy, but it showed that New Zealand had a series of attention to China.

Mazhota said that the strategic competition between China and the United States has challenged the Pacific region, and New Zealand will manage important relationships in a way to safeguard national interests.

New Zealand Prime Minister did not declare human rights or Taiwan issues after meeting with the official meeting of China

Hipkins led a trade delegation last Sunday (June 25) to conduct a six-day visit to China The itinerary includes meeting with Chinese official and Premier Li Qiang, focusing on discussing economic partnerships and trade issues of the two countries.

In the statement issued by Hipkins after meeting with China, Hipkins did not mention human rights issues or Taiwan Strait issues.In November last year, the New Zealand Prime Minister Adon mentioned these two points in a statement issued with the Chinese official.

In this regard, Malhota said that when Hipkins met with Chinese officials, she talked about economic and trade issues, human rights issues, and the Ukrainian war. She believed that "this is beyond doubt."

A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand said last week that in the past 50 years, "through joint efforts, the relationship between China and New Zealand has achieved great development on the basis of mutual respect and common deposits.

Mazhata said that New Zealand and China can talk to different issues and say that in the past, "some difficult moments" have always maintained diplomatic dialogue with China, but she did not further explain this.