新中建交四十周年背景

Background to the 40th Anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between New Zealand and China


New Zealand’s links with China can be traced back nearly 140 years to the arrival of Chinese gold miners. Now Chinese New Zealanders are the fifth largest ethnic group in New Zealand enriching our cultural life and enhancing business connectivity with Asia. Formal diplomatic links were established on 22 December, 1972.

Our strong political ties are the foundation for a broader relationship covering trade, tourism and people-to-people links. The 2008 Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and China has been successful in growing two-way trade by more than 50 percent, helping to partially offset the impact on New Zealand of the global financial crisis. Today China is our second largest trading partner, our largest sources of foreign students and our fourth biggest tourist market.

The China Strategy articulates the following vision: New Zealand and China have strong and resilient economic, political and people-to-people relationships which have stimulated New Zealand’s innovation, learning and economic growth.

New Zealand enjoys a positive profile within China thanks to the ‘four firsts’.

New Zealand is:

1The first Western country to conclude a bilateral agreement with China on its accession to the World Trade Organization (August 1997).

2The first developed economy to recognise China’s status as a market economy (April 2004).

3The first developed country to enter into Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with China (announced November 2004).

4The first OECD country to sign a high quality, comprehensive and balanced FTA with China (April 2008).



新中建交四十周年背景

新西兰与中国的关系可以追溯到近140年前中国黄金矿工的到来，。现在华裔新西兰人是新西兰第五大种族群体，这个群体丰富了新西兰的文化生活，增强了新西兰与亚洲贸易往来。新中正式的外交关系建立于1972年12月22日。

我们坚强的政治关系是建立一个更广泛的关系的基础，这种关系涵盖贸易，旅游和人民与人民的联系。两国间的2008自由贸易协议运行非常成功，双边贸易增长超过50%，帮助新西兰部分抵消了全球金融危机的影响。今天，中国是新西兰第二大贸易伙伴，是新西兰最大的国际学生来源，是新西兰第四大旅游市场。

新西兰的中国战略阐明：新西兰和中国有着强大和灵活的经济，政治和人民之间的关系，这种关系促进了新西兰的创新，促进了教育产业和经济的增长。

新西兰由于有“四个第一”，在中国有着良好形象。新西兰是：

第一个与中国缔结双边协议，同意中国加入世界贸易组织的西方国家（1997年八月）。

第一个承认中国市场经济地位的经济国家（2004年四月）。

第一个与中国谈判签订自由贸易协定（自由贸易区）的发达国家（2004年十一月公布）。

第一个与中国签署高质量，全面、均衡自由贸易区的经合组织国家（2008年四月）。