Jason Young
Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit NZ
This week's visit to New Zealand by Chinese Premier Li Qiang will be the first visit this country has had by a premier of China in seven years. Victoria University's Contemporary China Research Centre… Audio
Five Eyes meets in NZ ahead of Hipkins meeting Xi Jinping tonight
The Prime Minister will meet late tonight with China's President Xi Jinping.
Coinciding with the visit, the Five Eyes security alliance meets in Wellington today, with China and its growing influence… Audio
Prof Jason Young: the domino effect of Evergrande's debt crisis
Heavily indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande hit headlines last week as the world waited to see if the company would cause China's 'Lehman moment'. And while that now looks unlikely… Audio
Growing unease about China a result of its actions - expert
A leading expert on China says the growing unease about the Asian superpower is a result of political action in Hong Kong, allegations of human rights abuse in Xinjiang province and Australia's… Audio
China viewed more of threat than friend by NZers
Increasing numbers of New Zealanders are viewing China as a threat rather than a friend for the first time. At the same time, Kiwis are also feel closer to many Asian nations than before and are… Audio
Aotearoa's relationship with China under strain?
This morning the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a speech to the China Business Summit that there are "some things on which China and New Zealand do not, cannot, and will not agree". Dr Jason… Audio
100th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party
It's the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party this year and celebrations are well underway in China. Audio
Mayors make more trips to China
The country's mayors have made more trips to China in recent years than all other countries combined. Figures obtained by RNZ show since 2014, 32 mayors have made a total of 70 trips there. The… Audio
Lifting the veil on China's Belt & Road Initiative
The world's super powers are on edge as China's trade policy projects increasingly dot the world map. Audio
Lifting the veil on China's Belt & Road Initiative
The world's super powers are on edge as China's trade policy projects increasingly dot the world map.
AudioArdern in China: where's our relationship at?
Jacinda Ardern has met with Chinese political leaders and describes those meetings as "warm" and "constructive" - but beyond the headlines, what factors are stretching the relationship with our… Audio
What IS the relationship between NZ and China?
There's been a lot in the news lately about New Zealand's relationship with China and we thought it'd be useful to do a wrap of some of the issues at play. Audio
NZ-China relations worries tourism operators
An Air New Zealand plane being turned back from China and a u-turn on a joint tourism project has some wondering whether China and New Zealand really are still good friends. This week an airliner was… Audio
N Korea to dominate East Asia summit again
North Korean missile tests and ongoing tensions in the South China Sea are some of the issues confronting the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern when she attends an annual gathering of leaders from Asian… Audio
NZ's Pacific influence valuable in China negotiations
New Zealand's links in the Pacific could be a trump card in negotiating a deal with China as part of its trillion dollar programme to build infrastructure around the world. It's been more than six… Audio
The Butcher Shop: Dairy
A driver of the economy or a killer of our waterways? A trusted source of baby formula in China, or just a product to be redefined by a series of TV commercials? We take a look at what dairy means to… Audio
Jason Young - Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank
The BBC, The People's Daily and Al Jazeera have all reported that New Zealand was the first western nation to sign up to join the proposed Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank. But Finance… Audio