Mr Iemma has arrived in Hong Kong where he will give the keynote address at a business lunch later today.
The Premier has been joined by representatives from 33 companies and nine universities, who will accompany him to a series of meetings in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing during his 10 day visit.
Mr Iemma says [...]
We departed from New York City aboard Air China, flying non-stop for 13 hours over the North Pole and Siberia. Huge cracks could be seen in the polar ice cap, breaking up due to global warming.
The plane arrived in Beijing’s large new ultra modern airport, which opened just three days prior for the upcoming Olympics. [...]
Civil unrest in Tibet. Toxic toy production. Unyielding pollution. Support of the Sudanese government and its policies in Darfur.
Such contentious issues contribute to China’s international image at a time when the world’s most populous nation – and host of the 2008 Summer Olympics – bills itself as evermore open, modern and progressive.
And they come as [...]
Mr Dunne said the Government offered him a place on the trip to accompany Prime Minister Helen Clark to Beijing next month to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
We support the FTA because we believe it is in the best long-term interests of New Zealand, he said.
At the same time, we [...]
