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Heads up — changes to membership are coming

 At the Society’s National Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Tauranga earlier this year in May, members decided that it wa...
Shanghai skyline by day and Beijing skyline by night

NZCFS Delegations to China – call for expressions of inter...

 With covid travel restrictions lifted and the world travelling once again, the NZ China Friendship Society is planning two outbo...
Front and back cover of INDUSCO General Report written by Rewi Alley in May 1939

The beginnings of INDUSCO

  As many members will know, Rewi Alley travelled to China in 1927 and briefly returned to New Zealand in 1937. While aw...
Screen shot of online participants in Dunhuang-Christchurch Cultural Seminar

NZCFS Participates in Dunhuang-Christchurch Cultural Seminar

An online event linking Dunhuang in Gansu province with its sister city Christchurch was an opportunity to celebrate the cultural connection...
National President Chris Lipscombe meeting with Xiamen FAO Vice President Mme Lin Na.

National President Visits Xiamen

 Prior to his arrival at Fuzhou for the China-Pacific People-to-People Friendship Forum in May, National President Chr...
Pacific Island delegation

NZCFS Delegation Attends China Pacific People-to-People Friendsh...

      Chris Lipscombe is National President of the New Zealand China Friendship So...
Schwarzman scholars in Beijing

Study opportunities in Beijing

Calling all New Zealand students!Schwarzman Scholars is a prestigious programme established in 2013 by US philanthropist Stephen A Scw...

Photo Gallery: 2023 NZCFS Conference & AGM

Recent Updates: 
“The structure of a friendship is seldom submitted to analysis until it comes under pressure"

Undercurrents put pressure on friendship

 Earlier this month, on April 13th, the United States President Joe Biden addressed the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Irish Parliam...

What China Values — Interview with Ambassador Dr Wang Xiaolong

Addressing the NZ Institute of International Affairs in November 2022, Ambassador Dr Wang Xiaolong said "China's choice for values, social s...

China, TikTok, and Nuclear War — Interview with Professor Jeffre...

Many of you will already know Andy Boreham, Business Editor for Shanghai Daily and video blogger for Reports on China. In this interview, An...