New Zealand China Council Executive Director Stephen Jacobi visited Beijing and Shanghai in August 2016 following an APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting in Shenzhen. In Beijing Mr Jacobi met with New Zealand’s ambassador to… Read More
The Executive Board of the NZ China Council met in Christchurch on 16 August. The Board was joined at lunch by Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Canterbury University Vice Chancellor Rod Carr at the newly renovated… Read More
These comments appeared in the New Zealand Herald on 15 August 2016. “I doubt very much this was written by a Chinese- the first thing is that it is anonymous, which is a danger. There’s… Read More
This opinion piece originally appeared on stuff.co.nz on 25 July 2016 OPINION: “When elephants fight, it gets tough on the grass”. I wrote this when the United States under President Bush was blocking steel imports… Read More
ONE News Political Editor Corin Dann has taken out the top gong tonight at the NZ China Council Media Awards. Dann first won the general reporting award, then topped off the evening by winning the… Read More
Reporter Tony Benny has added to the growing list of NZ Farmer’s prizewinning writers with a win in the 2016 New Zealand-China Media Awards. Benny, who lives in rural North Canterbury, won the regional reporting… Read More
On July 25, Ambassador Wang Lutong met with the new Executive Director of New Zealand China Council Stephen Jacobi. Ambassador Wang Lutong welcomed Stephen Jacobi on assuming the office, and spoke highly of the effective… Read More
During U.S. vice president Joe Biden’s New Zealand visit, Mr. Stephen Jacobi from NZ China Council talking about how this trip would impact on U.S. attitude towards Helen Clark’s candidacy for U.N Secretary-General. Read More
The NZ China Council was pleased to join with Minter Ellison Rudd Watts to host an executive roundtable lunch with Mr Michael J Evans, Group President of Alibaba Group. Michael Evans is responsible for leading… Read More
From Newstalk ZB: http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/opposition-mps-want-answers-and-action-on-chinese-steel-stoush/ A trade stoush has been taken up a notch, with accusations China is spying on New Zealand officials. There are reports Chinese officials are applying pressure behind the scenes, warning of… Read More
E-commerce and social media have rapidly become part of daily life in China and the digital world presents an opportunity for many NZ companies. From our population base here in NZ of less than five… Read More
The NZ-China Council says allegations of steel dumping a storm in a teacup. We talk to Stephen Jacobi from the NZ-China Council. http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/201808628/steel-dumping-by-china-a-‘storm-in-a-teacup’ … Read More
China pays to get its views across in NZ and Australian newspapers. Running a monthly liftout produced by Chinese state media must make good sense for the accountants at Fairfax. But in my view, the… Read More
From left to right: NZ China Council Executive Director Stephen Jacobi, CCTV reporter Owen Poland, NZ Chinese Herald reporter Tao Ye, TVNZ Political Editor Corin Dann, NZ China Council Chairman Sir Don McKinnon. The… Read More
This article originally appeared in the New Zealand Herald. It was written by Christopher Adams, recipient of the 2016 New Zealand China Council Media Award. Christina Zhu didn’t know quite what she was getting herself… Read More
Patrick English has stepped down as Executive Director of the New Zealand China Council after leading the organisation since it was established in 2012. Mr English, a former trade commissioner in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou… Read More
In Beijing this week, John Key – drawing on his former career as an investment banker – staked out the basic deal he wanted from Chinese President Xi Jinping. Key had come to China for… Read More
Prime Minister John Key is betting his “bottom dollar” that Chinese tourism to New Zealand will reach one million visitors a year, but it is unlikely there is the infrastructure to cope with the numbers. Read More
In a room representing more than $100 billion worth of Chinese wealth, Prime Minister John Key has moved to assure China’s heaviest hitters that New Zealand is open for investment. His comments were delivered at… Read More
New Zealand China Council board member Cathy Quinn took part in the Prime Minister’s official delegation to China in April as Co-leader of the business delegation. This article originally appeared in the Sunday Star-Times. New… Read More
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