Wellington (AFP) July 17, 2023

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins urged China on Monday to help curb tensions in a “more contested, less predictable” Pacific, and to preserve access to critical trade routes.

China is rapidly expanding its diplomatic, economic and military footprint in the Pacific, often jostling for influence with the United States and its allies.

Nearly half of New Zealand’s trade passes throug
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