5:25 pm today

Winston Peters' meets with Chinese VP amid heightened tensions

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm today

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has held his first bilateral meeting in China noting the two countries won't always agree. Meeting with Vice President Han Zheng this afternoon Mr Peters said he was delighted to be in China and our two countries have a long history but will have differences. But his visit comes amid heightened tensions here and in Australia over the presence of three Chinese naval ships conducting exercises in the Tasman sea. RNZ's Corin Dann spoke to Lisa Owen from Beijing.