New Zealand Opposition Would Accept Chinese BRI Financing to Build Roads

Potential Coalition partner ACT Party will prevent National from joining BRI

National Party leader Christopher Luxon speaks to media during the National Party Annual Conference at Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, New Zealand, on June 24, 2023. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

New Zealand’s main opposition, the National Party, would “absolutely” accept Chinese funding to build local road infrastructure, party leader Christopher Luxon said.

To become a leading small, advanced economy in the world, Mr. Luxon said New Zealand needed a modern and reliable infrastructure and road network.