“CHINA: TRADING UP, OR CREATING DEPENDENCY”? ADDRESS BY HON TIM GROSER, MINISTER OF TRADE, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

This is address of Hon Tim Groser, Ministry of Trade at Victoria University, during the Wellington Conference on “Contemporary China-China at the Crossroads, what the third plenum means for China, New Zealand and the World” this morning.

The New Zealand China Council is privileged to receive this draft speech and to share it with you.

In the address, Hon Tim Groser discussed the New Zealand’s trading relationship with its top trading partner, China, and answered the question “whether NZ is in danger of creating too much trade dependency on China?”

To read his detailed, analytical answer, click here.