New Zealand Foreign Minister: The relationship between New Zealand and China is ＂comp

New Zealand Foreign Minister Peters said that the relationship between New Zealand and China is "complicated" and pointed out that Beijing sought to strengthen China's security in the Pacific island nation, and it was likely to break the security of the region or lead to "unstable".

Comprehensive Reuters and Agence France -Presse reported that during the speech of the New Zealand China Commission in Auckland on Friday (May 3), Peter said that China was an important economic partner of New Zealand.Different views.

Peter said: "Human rights are one of the issues. We hope that China will abide by the principles and commitments of human rights framework agreed internationally."

He refers to New Zealand's concerns about multiple fields, including China's behavior in the Taiwan Strait, the treatment of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, human rights violations in Hong Kong, and the role of China in the Pacific region.

Peter said: "China's existence in the Pacific region has a long history, but we have serious concerns about China’ s more and more affairs in the Pacific security field. "

He said: "We don't want to see the development of the situation to destroy the institutions and arrangements that support the security of our region for a long time."

Over the past few years, New Zealand has increasingly exposed that they are worried about China's behavior.After the New Zealand government changed in October 2023, this situation further heated up.

Peter said: "The relationship between New Zealand and China is complicated, which means that we must be clear. We hope to achieve through cooperation and contact with China."

He said: "New Zealand can express their own interests more clearly, and order the common points and differences between the two parties."

The Solomon Islands announced a safety agreement with China in early 2022, which shocked New Zealand, Australia and the United States.New Zealand is exploring the possibility of joining the second pillar of AUKUS in Australia and Britain, and showing that it is trying to establish a new partnership with NATO.