China in 2024.

Like some 130 countries, New Zealand's largest economic partner is China -- by some distance. The New Zealand-China economic relationship inevitably dominates interactions between the two countries, and China will remain a major economic and commercial partner. But if New Zealand's relationship with China is to work, it must rest on solid political foundations as well. That is far from meaning always agreeing with China, but it does mean not allowing our differences of view to define our relationship. Mutual respect, consistency and transparency are vital assets for a country such as ours, afloat on the ocean of international affairs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]