Title: Forty years on : New Zealand-China relations : then, now and in the years to come : a digest of the proceedings of the 40th anniversary symposia held in Wellington and Beijing, September and December 2012 /
Authors: Elder, Chris, 1947-
Year: 2013
Subjects: New Zealand Foreign relations China Congresses.; China Foreign relations New Zealand Congresses.
Abstract: "Two symposia were held in 2012 to celebrate forty years of New Zealand-China relations: one in Wellington and one in Beijing. Forty Years On offers a digest of the two symposia's deliberations, expressed in the words of the participants, who included political leaders, government officials, academics, business people, journalists and others"--Back cover.
Contents: Part 1: Recognition and the growth of the political relationship. The beginnings. The growing relationship. Managing the relationship -- Part 2: Trade and economic ties. The growth in two-way trade. The view from the sharp end. The China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement. The investment conundrum -- Part 3: The peoples and the cultures. The information gap. Cultural diplomacy. New Zealand's Chinese community -- Part 4: New Zealand and China in the Asia-Pacific region. The regional context. The South Pacific -- Part 5: The next forty years. China rising. Keeping up. Difficult foreign policy choices.