China and New Zealand recently marked the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang exchanged congratulatory messages with Governor-General of New Zealand Cindy Kiro. Over the last 50 years of diplomatic engagement, China-New Zealand relations have maintained sound and steady growth and created many “firsts”. China’s ambassador to the World Health Organization (WHO) Mao Ning says China will continue to look at how the COVID situation evolves and continue to refine arrangements to facilitate cross-border travel. The so-called “overseas police stations” simply do not exist, he told Kyodo News.
China welcomes the just ruling by a World Trade Organization panel on Hong Kong’s status as a separate customs territory. China urges the US to respect the ruling of the WTO panel, take concrete actions to correct its wrongs and uphold the multilateral trading system. China will firmly implement One Country, Two Systems, oppose interference in Hong Kong affairs by external forces, and support Hong Kong in safeguarding its status as a separate customs territory. Chairman of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev paid a visit to China last week.
