Wellington Koo says the Trump administration has a shared interest in security in the region, but Taiwan must also ready its ...

But its proximity to Hawaii and its huge ocean expanse have bolstered its strategic importance and provoked an influence skirmish between Western powers and Beijing. The Kiribati government ...

The map below shows the location of Beijing and Wellington. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance ...

Last month, a delegation of New Zealand politicians met Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te during a visit to Taipei, prompting Beijing's embassy in Wellington to express "strong dissatisfaction".

China’s embassy in Wellington also represents its interests in two other Pacific nations, handling diplomatic relations ...

New Zealand is seeking to expand Asia-Pacific military deployments in its quest to show it was now "pulling our weight" with ...

WELLINGTON, New ZealandWELLINGTON ... New Zealand has in recent years taken a less assertive line with Beijing on security matters than its Western partners in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing ...

Peters told reporters after the meeting that he raised Wellington's concerns directly with Wang about the short notice and expected that these would be considered. He said that Beijing did not ...

Mr Brown’s Beijing visit in early February – the ... partnership agreement in the coming days. It is a deal that Wellington said was done without properly consulting it despite the two nations ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The South Pacific ... a military and constitutional ties — was a victory for Beijing’s efforts to woo Pacific leaders and a blow to Western countries’ efforts ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Thursday in Wellington, where the two leaders played up the ability of “good ...