China’s taste for more trade a plus for NZ – specialist

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date November 19, 2020

A New Zealand trade specialist is welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping statements about his desire to open trade doors with the world.

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National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
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Holland, Tavatavanawai join de Groot in All Blacks June 23, 2025
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