(250226) -- BEIJING, Feb. 26, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

China is ready to cooperate with New Zealand “to implement the important consensus reached by leaders of the two countries, enhance mutual understanding, and promote the sustained, sound and steady development of the China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership,” he added.

New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday. The issue was a lack of notice given to New Zealand over the military exercises off its coast,

China is also willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with New Zealand, and to work with it in multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation mechanism and the World Trade Organization to uphold the freedom and openness of regional trade.

New Zealand’s foreign minister says China has agreed to consider concerns that its military did not give enough notice before staging live-fire exercises in the waters between New Zealand and Australia last week.

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters in

New Zealands Foreign Minister Winston Peters has expressed concerns over Chinas recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea, criticizing the lack of prior notice given to New Zealand. Speaking in Beijing after meetings

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has noted New Zealand and China will not always agree, in his opening remarks at today's bilateral meeting with the vice president in Beijing.

New Zealand's foreign minister raised concerns with China over recent live-fire military drills in the Tasman Sea, citing inadequate notice to New Zealand. China and New Zealand discussed trust, military issues,

Winston Peters told reporters in Beijing after meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng. "This is a failure in (our special relationship) at this time ...