China has responded to New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern’s warning at the NATO summit that Beijing is becoming increasingly assertive and more willing to challenge international norms.
“We have taken note of the relevant comment made by the New Zealand side at the NATO session, which includes some misguided accusations against China,” a spokesperson at the Chinese Embassy in Wellington said in a statement on its website dated June 30. The prime minister’s comments are “wrong” and “regrettable,” the statement said.
