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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged New Zealand to provide a “fair, transparent, convenient” investment environment in a meeting Monday with the country’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, that comes amid a dispute over use of Chinese telecoms equipment.
Relations between the two countries have been strained since New Zealand in November stopped mobile phone company Spark from using Huawei gear in its planned 5G upgrade because of security concerns.
In opening remarks at their meeting Monday in Beijing, Li did not mention Huawei directly but said China wanted improved relations that would serve the best interests of businesses on both sides.
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TOKYO (AP) — The era of Japan’s next emperor, Naruhito, will use the name “Reiwa” to connote pursuing harmony, the government said Monday, selecting the culturally significant phrase from ancient Japanese poetry as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes to promote national pride.
The “Heisei” era ends with Emperor Akihito’s abdication on April 30 and the new era starts May 1. The era name is widely used in official documents in Japan and has everyday references such as in non-Western calendars or when people speak of belonging to a generation.
The name for the first time in the history of imperial era naming draws from a Japanese text — a 7th century poetry collection “Manyoshu.”
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