- China has become “more assertive and more willing to challenge international rules and norms”, Jacinda Ardern said.
- The New Zealand prime minister was speaking at the Nato summit in Madrid on Wednesday.
- She urged other nations to use diplomacy and economic links, instead of militarisation.
Resisting China growing determination to defy international rules is crucial. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand stated that; China has grown “more forceful and more eager to question; international laws and norms,” adding that this must be resisted. Speaking on Wednesday at the NATO meeting in Madrid; Ms. Ardern singled out China. The rules-based order must be upheld; diplomatic engagement is encouraged; and human rights violations must always be denounced; whenever and wherever they occur, according to the speaker.
“Until diplomacy is ineffective; we must utilise it whenever possible. Instead of militarization, she said; we need to develop the Indo-Pacific region’s capacity for resilience; through connections and its economic structure.
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Along with criticising the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Ms. Ardern emphasised the importance of international law; and warned against the start of a new arms race between countries.
According to Ms. Ardern, the Pacific area was also feeling “growing strain on the international rules-based order”; as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Ardern criticised Vladimir Putin’s actions as “an affront to all of us”; and urged the alliance to prevent an arms race or the emergence; of a more divisive and dangerous world as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. Because of the impossibility of the alternative; she continued, “This crossroads that the world finds itself at should be the reason; for us to put a halt to the creation of weapons; that generate our mutually guaranteed annihilation.”
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