New Zealand concerned over China rights abuses, Taiwan tensions
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- 27 Mar 2023
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New Zealand’s foreign minister said Saturday she raised concerns over China’s human rights abuses and growing tensions with Taiwan in a meeting with her Chinese counterpart.
Nanaia Mahuta told Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang of her government’s “deep concerns regarding the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the erosion of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong,” according to a statement issued on Saturday.
In her talks with Qin she also raised concerns “over developments in the South China Sea”, the statement said.
Mahuta this week made the first visit to China by a New Zealand foreign minister since 2018.
China’s ties to Russia were also raised, with Mahuta saying Wellington “would be concerned by any provision of lethal aid in support of Russia’s illegal war.”
New Zealand has previously called out China, its largest trading partner, over reports of the repression of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. Read More…
