New Zealand Backs Australia in Trade Spat With China Ahead of Ardern-Morrison Meeting

New Zealand Backs Australia in Trade Spat With China Ahead of Ardern-Morrison Meeting
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (R) poses for a photo with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison ahead of their annual talks in Queenstown, New Zealand, on May 31, 2021. Joe Allison/Getty Images
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Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in New Zealand on Sunday for high-level talks hours after the country’s government chose to support Canberra in its dispute with China on barley tariffs, signalling good will to work on differences in how to approach Beijing.

Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand began last month, allowing Morrison and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to meet face to face for the first time in 15 months.