WELLINGTON: New Zealand said Sunday it did not plan to “choose sides” on trade between the United States and China, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived for a visit focused on the issue.

Wellington in 2008 became the first developed nation to sign a free trade agreement with Beijing and China is now New Zealand’s second-largest commercial partner, with two-way trade worth NZ$23 billion ($16.2 billion) last year.

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