Last week, Nanaia Mahuta became the first New Zealand foreign minister to visit China since 2018. 

Her visit comes amid growing geopolitical tensions around the South China Sea and Taiwan that will see nuclear-powered submarines based in Australia within the next few years.  

Closer to home, security and surveillance concerns have prompted reviews into Chinese police stations and a TikTok ban on MP’s phones. 

Today, to share an insight into what Mahuta’s visit will mean for Aotearoa, and what our current relationship with China is like, Newstalk ZB chief political reporter Aaron Dahmen talks to Damien on The Front Page.

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