Operation seduction of the head of Chinese diplomacy in New Zealand and Australia. A seduction operation in a context of slowing Chinese growth, and also against a backdrop of an international situation described as “tumultuous” The welcome in Wellington was quite warm.
Wellington, described as a friend by China, has always maintained much more flexible relations with the Asian giant. Despite the numerous disagreements over human rights and Chinese ambitions in the Pacific, the time has now come for renewed cooperation, made possible thanks to the recent easing of trade.