Christopher Luxon heads to China on first official visit as PM

Christopher Luxon heads to China on first official visit as PM
Christopher Luxon will travel to China next week. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
Christopher Luxon will make his first visit to China as prime minister next week, amid criticism he is not doing enough to maintain New Zealand’s “special relationship” with the world’s second-largest economy.The PM will take a business delegation comprising representatives from the tourism industry, primary sector, and education with him. Air NZ chair Therese Walsh is leading the delegation. It includes Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell, Alliance Group CEO Willie Wiese, Scales Corporation managing director And...

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