Peters labels China's lack of warning for naval drills a failure

Thursday 27 February 2025 · 6 outlets · 6 reports · updated Thu 27 Feb 2025, 10:13am

In this story Winston Peters, Wang Yi

Foreign Minister Winston Peters met with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing to discuss the New Zealand-China relationship. Peters expressed concern that China failed to provide sufficient warning regarding live-fire naval exercises conducted by three warships in the Tasman Sea.

How they headlined it

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1. StuffThu 27 Feb 2025, 3:09am

   Winston Peters discusses live firing exercises, Pacific relations in ‘constructive’ talks with China (opens in new tab)

2. RNZThu 27 Feb 2025, 5:49am

   Chinese navy live-fire drills saga marks failure in China-NZ relationship - Peters (opens in new tab)

3. The Press via The PostThu 27 Feb 2025, 7:23am

   Winston Peters did not ask China ‘why’ live fire drills in Tasman Sea (opens in new tab)

4. 1News via RNZThu 27 Feb 2025, 7:24am

   Live-fire drills saga marks failure in China-NZ relationship - Peters (opens in new tab)

5. NZ HeraldThu 27 Feb 2025, 8:12am

   China’s Tasman Sea drills spark tension in NZ-China relationship (opens in new tab)

6. Otago Daily TimesThu 27 Feb 2025, 10:13am

   China activity in Tasman a 'failure' in relationship: Peters (opens in new tab)