27 Jan 2021

NZ signs updated free trade agreement with China

From Morning Report, 6:45 am on 27 January 2021

The government has future-proofed their free trade agreement with China, bringing it up to date for another ten years.

The Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Damien O'Connor, signed off the upgraded FTA in a virtual ceremony yesterday.

Hong Kong correspondent Richard Kimber, told Morning Report producer Lily della Porta the deal has global significance as China looks to repair relations with Western countries.