New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Bo Zhiyue
Is New Zealand moving away from its traditional pro-China policy?
Jacinda Ardern’s talk of differences becoming ‘harder to reconcile’ fuelled speculation Wellington may rethink approach to its largest trade partner
But New Zealand is not taking sides in the US-China struggle – instead it is differentiating between countries and issues, such as Xinjiang and human rights