NZ exporters still bullish on China, despite recent softness

NZ exporters still bullish on China, despite recent softness
Fonterra's site was likely the largest out of all NZ exhibitors. (Image: Fonterra)
Riley Kennedy
There is likely only one way to truly grasp the scale of the China International Import Expo: by attending it yourself.Even then, it’s hard to get your head around.It’s difficult to compare it to anything in New Zealand, given that our biggest event of a similar nature is the Mystery Creek Fieldays.One way to describe it is loud, jam-packed, full of thousands of people, and lacking air conditioning.Last week’s China International Import Expo (CIIE) was the seventh annual event in Shanghai after Chinese President Xi Jinping set...

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