Beijing Responds to New Zealand PM Call to Protect International Rules-Based Order

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reacts as she gives a press conference with European Commission President after a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, on June 30, 2022. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has rejected New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s speech at the Madrid NATO summit where she said to stand firm on the rules-based order as the Chinese regime was becoming more assertive and willing to challenge international rules.

The spokesman of the Chinese embassy in New Zealand called the comments “misguided” and “regrettable.”