Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Beijing is willing to work with New Zealand to take bilateral cooperation to new heights.
People-to-people exchange between China and New Zealand has been on the rise in recent years.
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has planned to make a massive investment in research and development in New Zealand.
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (left) and New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English hold a joint press conference in
New Zealand is projecting a positive outlook for its ties with China as Premier Li Keqiang arrives in the country for an official visit.
Chinese officials say Premier Li's visit is expected to lead to the upgrading of bilateral free trade agreement.
China and Australia have agreed to further promote trade facilitation and liberalization, as leaders from both countries attended the China-Australia Cooperation on Economy and Trade Forum held in Sydney on Friday.
Educational exchanges between China and Australia have also been highlighted during Premier Li Keqiang's visit.
China and Australia have signed new deals to expand their bilateral free trade agreement, with removal of a cap on Australia's beef exports to China as a highlight.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has warned against trade protectionism as he spoke to Australian parliament members in the country's capital, Canberra. Meanwhile, Li has also emphasized that China doesn't want to see a new Cold War.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pays the official visit to Australia at the invitation of the country's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
China's GDP growth target for 2017 is a 25-year low, down from last year's actual growth of 6.7 percent. Despite the slowdown, China remains one of the world's fastest-growing economies.