China-Top Legislator/New Zealand
China-Top Legislator/New Zealand
Dateline : April 13, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 1'58
Beijing, China - April 13, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Zhao Leji (R), chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, shaking hands with Gerry Brownlee (L), speaker of New Zealand House of Representatives
2. Various of talks between Zhao, Brownlee in progress; attendees of both sides at meeting
China's top legislator Zhao Leji called for more in-depth China-New Zealand cooperation to strengthen strategic communication, expand practical collaboration, and advance the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, made the remarks when holding talks with visiting Gerry Brownlee, speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, in Beijing on Monday.
Noting that China-New Zealand relations have maintained sound momentum with fruitful results across multiple fields, Zhao stressed that China is ready to work with New Zealand to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, and to push bilateral ties forward.
Zhao said that mutual respect, inclusiveness, focus on cooperation and common development have been valuable experience gained since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries more than 50 years ago.
He urged efforts from both sides to deepen understanding and trust, respect each other's core interests and major concerns, saying that China appreciates New Zealand's repeated pledges to uphold the one-China principle.
Zhao expressed China's willingness to work with New Zealand to focus on development and cooperation, thus creating new growth points for cooperation.
He also highlighted the importance of strengthening exchanges among youth and local communities, and enhancing coordination within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.
China's NPC stands ready to work with the New Zealand Parliament to provide legal guarantees for bilateral cooperation, Zhao said .
He briefed Brownlee on the outline of China's 15th Five-Year Plan and its Ecological and Environmental Code, saying that China welcomes more New Zealand enterprises to expand their presence in the Chinese market.
China is willing to carry out experience exchange and practical cooperation with New Zealand in eco-environmental legislation, green and low-carbon development, and climate change response, he said.
Brownlee said New Zealand-China relations are highly mature, built on mutual trust and candid exchanges.
He reaffirmed New Zealand's commitment to the one-China principle and noted that cooperation in trade, new energy, education, youth and climate change has yielded fruitful results, with people-to-people exchanges playing an important role in bilateral relations.
Brownlee said the New Zealand parliament is willing to enhance friendly exchanges with China's NPC, deepen communication in areas such as legislation, strengthen mutual understanding and people-to-people friendship, and make positive contributions to promoting practical cooperation between the two countries.
At the invitation of Zhao, Brownlee is leading a delegation to China from April 12 to 16.
ID : 8474625
Published : 2026-04-13 19:42
Last Modified : 2026-04-13 22:14:18
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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