The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign ...

Beijing, which said in February that the deals were not intended to antagonize New Zealand, defended its partnership with the country of 15 islands and 15,000 people.

The trade truce between Washington and Beijing may be holding for now, but China is increasingly wary about what’s happening ...

So the New Zealand government's openness to encourage cultural and people-to-people exchanges with China was really an eye-catching point of Luxon's visit. Deepening cultural exchanges and cooperation ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Beijing and discussed bilateral ties, including enhancing cooperation in different sectors. In a ...

The leaders of China and New Zealand discussed on Friday the role of trade in boosting ties, while New Zealand also pressed its interests for peace and security in the Pacific, government statements ...

The prime minister of New Zealand has stressed the importance of his country’s trade ties with China in a meeting with ...

Beijing, which said in February that the deals were not intended to antagonize New Zealand, defended its partnership with the country of 15 islands and 15,000 people.

Tensions rise as New Zealand freezes millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over China deals - New Zealand says funding won’t resume until Pacific nation takes ‘concrete steps to repair relationsh ...

China has been wooing Pacific Island countries with strategic partnership agreements. New Zealand has said it will pause funding to the Cook Islands until it can take a closer look at these deals.

New Zealand is planning to nearly double defense spending to reach 2% of its GDP in the next eight years—a step that marks a major shift in its national security strategy.

Canberra and Wellington have been warning for years of Beijing’s attempts to increase its diplomatic and security footprint ...