China is worlds away for our tech exporters

China is worlds away for our tech exporters
West Auckland's Grinding Gear Games is 93% owned by Chinese giant Tencent. (Image: Grinding Gear Games)
Peter Griffin
The first prime minister-led trade delegation to China since 2016 rolls on this week with the obligatory focus on the primary sector commodities and tourism that have made China our biggest trading partner.But as PM Chris Hipkins said in his speech last week at the Hi-Tech Awards in Christchurch, when it comes to trading with China, “it’s critical that we throw our weight behind emerging sectors, such as gaming, and health and wellness”.In that same speech, Hipkins pointed out that tech-related products and services accounted...

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