PM pushes ahead with China strategy
John Key says target of $20 billion bilateral trade with China by 2015 is on track.
Prime Minister John Key today said New Zealand was on track to double its bilateral trade with China to 2015 by 2015.
In a statement Mr Key said the goal was agreed when he visited Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in 2010.
"We are on track to meet that goal. Bilateral trade in the year to last September was up 22 per cent on the year before, largely helped by the Free Trade Agreement that came into force in late 2008," Mr Key says.
Mr Key made the announcement at this morning’s launch of the NZ Inc China Strategy at The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront.
“It is the second centralised strategy to be launched following India last October. In addition to India and China, other strategies under development are the US, Australia, South East Asia, Middle East, and the European Union,” Mr Key said.
Further information of the strategy can be found here.
Matt Nippert
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
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PM pushes ahead with China strategy
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