*CHINA'S VISITS TO NEW ZEALAND*

Since the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand on 22 December 1972, the bilateral relations between China and New Zealand have witnessed a smooth development with frequent exchanges of visits and contacts between the leaders of the two nations.

Ulanfu, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, visited New Zealand from 20 to 27 September 1997. Mr. Ulanfu held separate meetings with Sir. Denis Blundell, Governor General of New Zealand, acting Prime Minister Rt. Hon. B.E. Talboys, and Opposition Leader Wallance Edward Rowling.

In March 1979, Vice Premier Chen Muhua visited New Zealand. During the visit, Mme. Chen met with Sir. Keith Jacka Holyoake, Governor General of New Zealand. Rt. Hon. R. D. Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Rt. Hon. B. E. Talboys, Deputy Prime Minister hosted separate welcoming banquets for Vice Premier Chen. Mme. Chen also met with the Opposition Leader Wallance Edward Rowling.

Vice Premier Li Xiannian visited New Zealand in May 1980 and held separate meetings with Sir. R. D. Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and the Opposition Leader Wallance Edward Rowling.

Zhu Xuefan, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, visited New Zealand from 30 November to 8 December 1982. Mr. Zhu held separate meetings with Sir David Stuart Beattie, Governor General of New Zealand, Sir Robert David Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Richard Harrison, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Opposition Leader Wallace Edward Rowling.

Hu Yaobang, Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPC, paid a visit to New Zealand in April 1985. Mr. Hu Yaobang held talks with Rt. Hon. David Russell Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and met with the former Prime Minister Robert David Muldoon.

Vice Premier Wan Li visited New Zealand in September 1986. He held separate meetings with Rt. Hon. David Russell Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt. Hon. Geoffrey W. R. Palmer, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Sir Gerry Wall, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

In 1987, China and New Zealand agreed to establish a mechanism for the two foreign ministries to conduct annual political consultation at vice ministerial level. The consultation would be held in turns in each other's capital.

Sun Qimeng, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, paid a visit to New Zealand in August 1988. Mr. Sun met with Rt. Hon. Geoffrey W. R. Palmer, Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt. Hon. Russell Marshall, Foreign Minister of New Zealand, Opposition Leader James Brendan Bolger, and Sir Kerry Burke, Speaker of the House of Representative of New Zealand.

In November 1988, Premier Li Peng visited New Zealand. Premier Li held talks with Prime Minister David Russell Lange and met with the Most Reverend Sir Paul Alfred Reeves, Governor General of New Zealand, and Opposition Leader James Brendan Bolger.

Vice Premier Zhu Rongji paid a visit to New Zealand in February 1992 at the invitation of New Zealand Government. Vice Premier Zhu held separate meetings with Dame Catherine Tizard, Governor General of New Zealand, Rt. Hon.James Brendan Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Opposition Leader Helen Clark. Zhu also had talks with Rt. Hon. Don Mckinnon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

President Jiang Zemin met with Rt. Hon. James Brendan Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, during APEC leaders informal meetings in Seattle in November 1993.

Tian Jiyun, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, visited New Zealand in 1994. Tian held meetings with Rt. Hon. James Brendan Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Peter Tapsell, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

State Councilor Chen Junsheng visited New Zealand in February 1995.

Vice Premier Zou Jiahua visited New Zealand in June 1995. Zou held meetings with Dame Catherine Tizard, Governor General of New Zealand, Prime Minister Rt. Hon. James Brendan Bolger, and Deputy Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Don Mckinnon.

President Jiang Zemin met with New Zealand Prime Minister James Brendan Bolger in New York in October 1995 when attending the special commemoration conference marking the 50th anniversary of founding of the UN.

Premier Li Peng met with Rt. Hon. Don Mckinnon, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, in Auckland in November 1996 during a stopover on his way to Chile.

Vice Premier Zhu Rongji visited New Zealand in June 1997 at the invitation of New Zealand Government. Zhu held separate meetings with Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor General of New Zealand, Prime Minister Rt. Hon. James Brendan Bolger, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Rt. Hon. Don McKinnon. Vice Premier Zhu also held talks with Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Treasurer of New Zealand.

President Jiang Zemin met with Rt. Hon. James Brendan Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, during the 5th APEC Leaders Informal Meeting in Vancouver in November 1997.

Li Ruihuan, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visited New Zealand in December 1997. Chairman Li met with Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor General of New Zealand, Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Jenny Shipley, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Rt. Hon. Don Mckinnon and Opposition Leader Helen Clark. Li gave a speech at the reception hosted by Prime Minister Shipley in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Tung Chee-Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, visited New Zealand in June 1998. Mr. Tung held meetings with Rt. Hon. Jenny Shipley, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Rt. Hon. Don Mckinnon, Minister of Finance Rt. Hon. Bill Birch and Opposition Leader Helen Clark.

Wei Jianxing, member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of CPC Central Committee, visited New Zealand in September 1998. Wei met with Sir. Michael Hardie Boys, Governor General of New Zealand, Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Jenny Shipley and other New Zealand leaders.

President Jiang Zemin met with Rt. Hon. Jenny Shipley, Prime Minister of New Zealand, during the 6th APEC Leaders Informal Meeting in Kuala Lumpur in November 1998.

At the invitation of Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor General of New Zealand, President Jiang Zemin paid a state visit to New Zealand after attending the APEC Leaders Informal Meeting in Auckland in September 1999. This is the first visit to New Zealand ever by the Chinese head of state. During the visit, President Jiang met with Governor General Boys and held talks with Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Jenny Shipley. Both sides expressed satisfaction with the steady development of the bilateral relations and the positive progress made in the cooperation in various fields over the past 27 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

In February 2000, Mr. Zhou Guangzhao, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, paid a visit to New Zealand and met with Rt. Hon. Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the Parliament, Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister, Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Peter Hodgson, Minister of Research, Science and Technology, and Hon. Jenny Shipley, Leader of the Opposition.

In March 2000, Mr. Zeng Qinghong, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee and Minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, paid a visit to New Zealand. During the visit, Mr Zeng met with Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister, Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hon. Trevor Mallard, Minister of State Services and Hon. Margaret Wilson, Attorney General.

Mr. Li Peng, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People?s Congress of China, held a bilateral meeting with Rt. Hon. Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the Parliament of New Zealand during the Conferences of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments in September, 2000 in New York.

In April 2001, General Zhang Wannian, vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission, paid a visit to New Zealand. During the visit, he met with Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister, Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Air Marshal Cary Adamson, chief of the New Zealand Defense Force.

In May 2001, Jia Qinglin, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the CPC Beijing MunicipalCommittee visited New Zealand and met with Hon. Jim Anderton, Acting Prime Minister, Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hon. Lianne Dalziel , Minister for Immigration and Mark Blumsy, Mayor of Wellington.

In September 2001, Mr. Zhang Fusen, China?s Minister of Justice visited New Zealand and met with Hon. Phil Goff, New Zealand Minister of Justice, Hon. Matt Robson, Minister for Courts.

In October 2001, a navy ship group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), headed by Major General Yang Fucheng, deputy commander of the PLA South Sea Fleet called on the Auckland Port during a 4-day goodwill visit to New Zealand.

In December 2001, Vice-Chairman Buhe of the Standing Committee of the National People?s Congress of China led a delegation to New Zealand and met with Rt. Hon. Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the Parliament and Hon. Jim Anderton, Deputy Prime Minister.

In March 2002, Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan visited New Zealand and met with Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor, Rt. Hon. Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the Parliament, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister and held talks with Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

In April 2002, Wu Guanzheng, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee paid a visit to New Zealand and met with Hon. Jim Anderton, Deputy Prime Minister and Hon. Jim Sutton, Minister for Trade Negotiations.

In June 2002, Guo Jinglong, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of CPC Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee paid a visit to New Zealand and met with Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

In June 2002, Madame Peng Peiyun, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) and president of the Red Cross Society of China met with Rt. Hon Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament and Mrs Patricia O'Brien, national president of the New Zealand Red Cross during a visit to New Zealand.

In July 2003, Li Changchun, Member of the Political Bureau Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee paid an official visit to New Zealand and met with Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand and Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand.

In August 2003, Vice Foreign Minister Zhou Wenzhong visited New Zealand and chaired the 14^th Political Consultation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand jointly with Simon Murdoch, Secretary of MFAT. He also held talks with Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand and Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand.

At the invitation of Hon. Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand, Chinese President Hu Jintao paid a state visit to New Zealand from 25 to 27 in October 2003. During his visit, Hu met with Hon. Dame Silvia Cartwright, the Governor-General of New Zealand, Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand and some other leaders of the country.

In November 2003, Zhang Dejiang, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee stopped over at Auckland during his visit journey to Latin America. He met with Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand and Mr John Banks, Mayor of Auckland City.

In February 2004, He Guoqiang, Member of the Political Bureau and Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central committee, Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee visited New Zealand and met with Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Hon. Trevor Mallard, Minister of Education and State Services, Mr Michael Wintringham, State Services Commissioner, Mr John Belgrave, Senior Ombudsman and Mr Mike Williams, President of the Labour Party.

In May 2004, Bo Xilai, Minister of Commerce, visited New Zealand and met with Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Hon. Jim Sutton, Minister for Trade Negotiations. Bo also signed the Trade and Economic Cooperation Framework with his New Zealand counterpart.



*NEW ZEALAND'S VISITS TO CHINA*


The Honourable J. A. Walding, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Overseas Trade and Environment of New Zealand, visited China from 27 March to 3 April 1973.

Rt. Hon. R. D. Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, visited China from 28 April to 5 May, 1976.

Sir Roy Jack, Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand, visited China from 5 to 18 April, 1977.

Rt. Hon. B. E. Talboys, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Overseas Trade, visited China from 25 October to 1 November, 1977.

Rt. Hon. B. E. Talboys, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand, visited China in May 1979.

Rt. Hon. Robert David Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, visited China in September 1980.

Rt. Hon. David Russell Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand, visited China in March 1986.

Rt. Hon. Geoffrey W. R. Palmer, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, visited China in March 1987. The two sides signed the Agreement between the Governments of the People's Republic of China and New Zealand on Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

Rt. Hon. Don Mckinnon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Minister and Trade visited China in April 1992. Premier Li Peng, Vice Premier Zhu Rongji and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen held separate meetings and talks with him.
Rt. Hon. James Brendan Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, visited China in May 1993. President Jiang Zemin and Vice Premier Zhu Rongji held respective meeting and talks with him. Prime Minister Bolger addressed NZ-China Business Forum luncheon hosted by the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing. Vice Premier Li Lanqing attended the luncheon and responded with a speech.

Rt. Hon. Don McKinnon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade visited China in July 1995 at the invitation of Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen. Chairman of the National People's Congress, Qiao Shi, met with the visiting Deputy Prime Minister. Vice Premier Zou Jiahua hosted a welcoming banquet for him. Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen held talks with McKinnon.

Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer of New Zealand, visited China in September 1997. Vice Premier Zhu Rongji, Vice President Rong Yiren, and Ismail Amat, State Councilor and Chairman of Nationality Affairs Committee, held separate meetings with Peters.

Rt. Hon. James Brendan Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, visited China in November 1997. Premier Li Peng held talks with Bolger. Vice Premier Zhu Rongji and Chairman of CPPCC Li Ruihuan, held separate meetings with him. Prime Minister Bolger attended the reception hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, visited China together with Tauranga city's goodwill delegation in February 1998. Chairman of CPPCC Li Ruihuan met with him.

Rt. Hon. Don McKinnon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, visited China in October 1998. Vice President Hu Jintao, Vice Premier Qian Qichen and State Councillor Wu Yi held separate meetings with him. Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan held talks with his New Zealand counterpart. Both sides agreed to establish a mechanism for annual consultation on regional security at vice ministerial level.

Rt. Hon. Jenny Shipley, Prime Minister of New Zealand, paid a working visit to China in July 1999. President Jiang Zemin, Premier Zhu Rongji and State Councilor Wu Yi held separate meetings and talks with Shipley.

Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade visited China in August, 2000 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan. During his stay in Beijing, Premier Zhu Rongji met with Goff, and Minister Tang Jiaxuan held talks with him.

H.E. the Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand, and Lady Hardie Boys paid their first state visit to China at the invitation of President Jiang Zeming from 30 November to 6 December 2000. During his stay in Beijing, President Jiang Zeming and Premier Zhu Rongji held separate meetings with him. He also met with Mr Xiao Yang, President of the Supreme People's Court of China. Hon. Parekura Horomia, Minister of Maori Affairs and Associate Minister of Education, who accompanied Governor-General Boys during the visit, met respectively with Mr. Li De Zhu, Chairman of Nationality Affairs Committee, and Mr Lu Fuyuan, Vice Minister of Education.

In April 2001, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand, visited China. During the visit, President Jiang Zemin, ACFTU President Wei Jianxing and State Councillor Wu Yi held separate meetings with her. Premier Zhu Rongji held talks with his NZ counterpart. Prime Minister Clark also visited Shanghai and Hong Kong.

In September 2001, Graham Fortune, secretary of defense of New Zealand visited China and met with Zhang Wannian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission.

In September 2001, Hon. Michael Cullen, New Zealand's Treasurer and Minister of Finance attended the 8th APEC FMM in Suzhou, China and met with Xiang Huaicheng, China's Finance Minister.

In October 2001, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand attended the APEC leaders? meeting in Shanghai, China and met with President Jiang Zemin. During that same month, Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Hon. Jim Sutton, Minister for Trade Negotiations also participated in the ministers? meeting in Shanghai and met with Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan and Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng separately.

In November 2001, Hon. Mark Burton, New Zealand's minister of defence, internal affairs, state- owned enterprises and tourism visited China. During the visit, he met with Vice Premier Qian Qichen, General Zhang Wannian, vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission and held talks with Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian.

In March 2002, Hon. Jim Sutton, Minister for Trade Negotiations of New Zealand  paid a visit to Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, Dalian and Qingdao. China's Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng held talks with his NZ counterpart in Beijing.

In September 2003, Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand, visited China and met with Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong, State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan and Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo.

In September 2003, Hon. Trevor Mallard, Minister of Education, visited China and met with Zhou Ji, Education Minister of China.

In September 2003, Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand visited China and met with Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Li Changchun, Member of the Political Bureau Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee and Jiang Zhenghua, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. During the trip, he also visited Hubei Province and Shanghai.