Friday 1 October 2021

NZ opposition leader says US and UK ‘left door open’ for China in Indo-Pacific

Judith Collins criticises America as ‘foolish’ for walking away from free trade agreements

New Zealand’s opposition leader has hit out at the US and UK over China, saying their failure to adopt free trade agreements was “foolish” and increased Chinese dominance in the Indo-Pacific.

“If any criticism comes to New Zealand, as it often does about this close relationship with China and trade, my answer to everybody – whether they’re the US or UK – is: ‘So where’s our free trade agreement?’,” Judith Collins, leader of the centre-right National party, said in an interview with the Guardian on Friday.

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