As the current leader of New Zealand paid a short visit to the US lately, leaders of two nations sat down, and talked about possible ways to cooperate better, especially regarding trade agreement, as well as better approach to deal with economic shifts in China. Meanwhile, how can New Zealand afford to challenge China, since 33% of the products are trading with one of the largest economies in the world? Will New Zealand support US "anti-China" rhetoric?
Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s international analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian.