Friday, 7 May 2021, 2:42 pm
The
Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (centre) attends a webinar
organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in
Sydney and co-organised by Invest Hong Kong. The Secretary
for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau (left),
and the Commissioner for the Development of the
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Mr Tommy Yuen
(right), also attended.
The Chief
Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, on May 6 addressed more than 200
participants from the business community in New Zealand
during an online dialogue, in which she highlighted how Hong
Kong s uniqueness under One Country, Two Systems makes it
an ideal gateway for businesses and investment between
Jacinda Ardern Admits NZ-China Values Becoming ‘Harder to Reconcile’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has conceded that the interests of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were becoming “harder to reconcile” on the world stage but noted that these differences did not define NZ-China relations.
Ardern’s comments come just weeks after her government endured stinging criticism from UK politicians over Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s reluctance to see the Five Eyes’ arrangement expanded into other areas, including human rights dialogue.
In a speech to the China Business Summit on Monday, Ardern said her government took a “principles-based approach” to foreign policy and made decisions independently and in line with NZ’s interests and values.
100 Days: Is Biden Keeping His Promise of Multilateralism
Voice of America
29 Apr 2021, 04:05 GMT+10
WHITE HOUSE - Upon taking office, President Joe Biden pledged to bring multilateralism back to U.S. foreign policy, a pivot from the America First doctrine under President Donald Trump.
Here are some areas where Biden has kept his promise to reengage with the world, and some where he may be holding back.
Climate change
Last week the world witnessed a dramatic foreign policy shift between a president who withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord commitments to one who convened a virtual climate summit of 40 world leaders to show that America wants to assert global leadership to slow climate change.
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