Over the past 45 years since diplomatic ties were established, China-New Zealand relations have maintained steady and sound development. Now our relationship is at its best ever, with cooperation in various areas reaching unprecedented breadth and depth. Politically, our countries enjoy close high-level interactions and deepening mutual trust. The relationship was elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership during President Xi Jinping's successful visit here in November 2014, marking a new milestone in the development of our relations. Economically, China is the largest trading partner of New Zealand. Despite the headwinds of the international financial crisis, trade between our countries has continued to grow by 12% annually on average during the past eight years, reaching nearly $12 billion in 2016. One third of China's imported dairy products come from New Zealand. Two-way investment has gained momentum, with total stock of mutual investment topping $8 billion. On people-to-people exchanges, our cooperation has yielded fruitful results. About 60,000 Chinese students are now studying in New Zealand, the largest foreign students community in this country. And over 400,000 Chinese tourists have visited New Zealand, making China your second largest overseas tourism market. We have pioneered a "Three Brothers" partnership which brings together a New Zealand university and two Chinese universities, one from Eastern and the other from Western China in a unique cooperative arrangement. This has become a highlight in our people-to-people exchanges. The number of our sister provinces/states and cities has grown to 34 pairs. The Chinese language has gained growing popularity in New Zealand. This has been evidenced by the presence of three Confucius Institutes and 29 Confucius Classrooms. More and more local schools now offer Chinese language courses.

中新建交45年来，两国关系一直稳定健康发展，目前处于历史最好时期，各领域合作达到前所未有的广度和深度。政治上，两国高层交往密切，政治互信不断深化。2014年11月，习近平主席成功访问新西兰，中新关系提升为全面战略伙伴关系，两国关系进入新的发展阶段。经济上，中国是新西兰第一大贸易伙伴。国际金融危机爆发8年多来，两国贸易逆势上扬，年均增幅超过 12%，去年贸易规模接近120亿美元。中国1/3的进口乳制品来自新西兰。双向投资日趋活跃，两国相互累计投资额超过80亿美元。人文上，双方交流合作硕果累累。目前有近6万中国留学生在新西兰求学，中国是新西兰最大的海外留学生来源地。中国来新西兰旅游突破40万人次，成为新西兰第二大海外游客市场。两国还独具特色地开创了由一所中国东部地区大学、一所西部地区大学和一所新西兰大学组成的“三兄弟合作伙伴关系”，是中新人文交流的一大亮点。两国友好省州和城市增加到34对。新西兰“汉语热”持续升温，已建立3家孔子学院和29个孔子课堂，越来越多的新方学校开设汉语课程。