New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday.
New Zealand raised fresh concerns Monday over nearby live-fire drills conducted by Chinese warships armed with “extremely capable” weapons, an unprecedented show of firepower last week that analysts say are part of Beijing’s ongoing plan to build a blue-water navy with global reach.
New Zealand’s foreign minister says China has agreed to consider concerns that its military did not give enough notice before staging live-fire exercises in the waters between New Zealand and Australia last week.
China and New Zealand should become partners of mutual trust and address some specific differences through constructive dialogue, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his counterpart Winston Peters at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday.
BEIJING (AP) — New Zealand's foreign minister was meeting senior officials in China on Wednesday, days after his government and Australia said Chinese warships should have given more warning before conducting live-fire exercises in waters between their ...
BEIJING — New Zealand’s foreign minister was meeting senior officials in China on Wednesday, days after his government and Australia said Chinese warships should have given more warning before ...