合作机遇越丰富|世界观,新西兰企业家谈新中关系：人文交流越频繁
“新中双方都认同，人文交流越频繁，合作机遇越丰富。”6月14日，在国务院总理李强同新西兰工商界代表座谈后，新西兰最大商业协会——新西兰雇主及制造商协会首席执行官欧百利如是总结。
欧百利表示，新西兰作家及社会活动家路易·艾黎曾在华奋斗六十载，为新中两国关系作出了巨大的贡献，而如今中国对新西兰推出免签政策，更将进一步推动两国人民的交流往来，为两国带来更多发展机遇。
“Ithinkwerecognizethatthemorepeople-to-peoplecontactthetwocountrieshave,thegreatertheopportunitiestherearetogether,”concludedBrettRaymondO'Riley,chiefexecutiveoftheEmployers&ManufacturersAssociation,thelargestofitskindinthecountry,afterjoiningotherpeopleinthebusinessandcommercialcircleinameetingwithChinesePremierLiQiangduringhisvisittoNewZealand.
InarecentinterviewwithChinaNewsNetwork,O’RileyemphasizedthesignificantroleplayedbyRewiAlley,aNewZealandwriterandsocialactivist,instrengtheningthebilateralrelationshipthroughhissixdecadesofworkalongsidetheChinesepeople.
HebelievesthatthefriendlyexchangesbetweenthetwopeopleswillcontinuetoflourishwithChina'svisa-waivingpolicyforNewZealandvisitors,whichisexpectedtocreatemoreopportunitiesforcooperation.O’RileyalsoexpressedhopeforasimilarpolicytobeimplementedbyNewZealandinthenearfuture.
