‘Constructive’ Meeting: Ardern Raises Concerns Over Human Rights, Taiwan With China’s Xi

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern shake hands before the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on April 1, 2019. Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool/Getty Images

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 18 to discuss regional issues and cooperation at Bangkok’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

Ardern said the meeting, in which New Zealand raised concerns about human rights and tensions with Taiwan while expressing interest in a trade visit to China, was “constructive,” with a possible visit to Beijing to follow.