Chris Hipkins to visit China, a changed country and economy

Chris Hipkins to visit China, a changed country and economy
A 29-strong business delegation will accompany Hipkins to China. (Image: Getty)
Dileepa Fonseka
Things are getting tougher for food and beverage exporters to China, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise chief executive Peter Chrisp admits it.  Chrisp, who recently returned from a trip to China, remembers the day when NZ products were flying off the shelf just because they bore the NZ brand. “Ten years ago, because we were from New Zealand, we were preferred as an imported good. And now, you have to really understand that there's almost a preference for locally produced goods. “So that is a big shift and again, it&...

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