NZ set to fly the flag at major Chinese expo

NZ set to fly the flag at major Chinese expo
New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay. (Image: Getty)
Riley Kennedy
Trade Minister Todd McClay will have travelled to 30 countries by the end of the year, some more than once. McClay is just over a year into his second stint as Trade Minister and this week, fresh from signing a free trade agreement with the Gulf Co-operation Council countries, he’s travelling to China for the second time this term.He’s leading the New Zealand business delegation to Shanghai's China International Import Expo (CIIE).Roughly 70 NZ businesses and business leaders are expected to exhibit and attend the major exp...

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