国内英语新闻:China, NZ pledge further military co-op

China is willing to work with New Zealand to continue expanding the cooperation scope and enrich the content of cooperation to bring the military ties between the two countries to a new level, Guo said.

The New Zealand prime minister, on his part, also hailed the development of his country's relations with China in all fields.

China's development means a lot to New Zealand; and New Zealand wishes to strengthen cooperation with China to jointly address the security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and to safeguard regional peace, stability and prosperity, Key said.

New Zealand attaches great importance and commits itself to boosting exchanges and cooperation with China in the area of defense, and is satisfied with the consensus reached by both sides on deepening military relations, Key said.

Guo on the same day also met with New Zealand Defense Minister Wayne Mapp, and both sides agreed to stick to the mechanism of high-level visits and strategic dialogue, and to carry out exchanges in such field as peace-keeping.