Chinese premier Li Qiang's visit to NZ ‘immensely significant’ - Fonterra’s China CEO

Chinese premier Li Qiang's visit to NZ ‘immensely significant’ - Fonterra’s China CEO
Fonterra's greater China chief executive Teh-Han Chow. (Image: Fonterra)
Riley Kennedy
Li Qiang’s visit to New Zealand is “immensely significant”, Fonterra’s greater China chief executive says.The Chinese premier arrives in the country on Thursday for a three-day visit as part of his trip to Australia and Malaysia.It’s the first visit by a premier to NZ since 2017 and is the second high-profile visit by a Chinese official this year. The country’s foreign minister visited in March.China is NZ’s largest trading partner. Two-way trade was worth $38 billion in the year to March.Annual dairy e...

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