New Zealand became the first developed country to sign a free trade agreement with China in 2008. (AP PHOTO)
China is willing to work with New Zealand to continue strengthening co-operation in the process of joining The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, its commerce minister says.
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Minister Wang Wentao met with New Zealand's Trade Minister Todd McClay in Abu Dhabi, according to a ministry statement.
In 2021, China expressed interest in joining the CPTPP Agreement, the successor to an earlier pact from which the United States withdrew.
In 2008, New Zealand became the first developed country to sign a free trade agreement with China.
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Australian Associated Press
