NZ businesses confront the end of ‘win-win’ at China Business Summit

NZ businesses confront the end of ‘win-win’ at China Business Summit
Richard Taylor’s speech about his experience in China was full of optimism. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
If you want to feel good about what New Zealand’s relationship with China can do for both countries, you can’t do much better than listen to Weta Workshop’s Richard Taylor.At the China Business Summit in Auckland on Monday, Taylor gave a rehash of the presentation he delivered on the final night of the prime minister’s visit to China. Taylor went through his 25-year business relationship in China, which included designing the interior of the largest shopping mall atrium in the world – an impressive interactive expe...

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