China-New Zealand Relations

In a foreign policy speech on July 7, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave a foreign policy speech that touched on several trade and foreign policy topics related to China.

A New Zealand organization has issued a new report on the New Zealand-China economic relationship, examining current trade flows as well as the risks of disruption.

Chinese agencies recently issued multiple documents to implement the upgrade protocol of the trade agreement between China and New Zealand. The new rules entered into force on April 7.

New Zealand recently passed a sanctions law that targets Russia, but could also cover certain Chinese actions related to Russia, and may lay the foundation for future broad sanctions legislation that could cover Chinese government actions.

China and New Zealand recently announced that an upgraded set of bilateral trade rules would come into force in April. The new rules would facilitate trade in goods and services and could boost bilateral trade flows.

China's food certification agency recently published more details on the implementation of mutual recognition of organic products with New Zealand. On the same day, the New Zealand government also issued a document outlining details for its domestic exporters.