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Who’s New Zealand’s largest trading partner?

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Who’s New Zealand’s largest trading partner?

China is New Zealand’s largest trading partner and was responsible for 29% of New Zealand’s total exports in 2020. New Zealand was the first developed nation to sign a free trade deal with China in 2008. China now buys twice as much from New Zealand as New Zealand’s next most significant market, Australia (12.7% of New Zealand’s total exports in 2020)._x000D_

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_x000D_New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China’s human rights record in her speech to the China Business Summit in Auckland Monday, May 3, 2021. Ardern said New Zealand had raised “grave” concerns with China on human rights issues, including the situation of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region and people who live in Hong Kong.

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