Jacinda Ardern denies there is an issue with NZ's relationship with China, after an Air NZ flight to Shanghai was turned back. SUPPLIED Air New Zealand's first 787-9 Dreamliner parked at Shanghai Pudong Airport in 2014 during its inaugural flight from Auckland to Shanghai. Although they share language and culture, China and Taiwan have a highly unusual relationship, dating back to the Chinese revolution in 1949. Sources say that officials in Beijing warned Air New Zealand to remove reference to any paperwork which suggested Taiwan was a state back in 2018, but someone forgot to do so. STUFF Air New Zealand flight to Shanghai touches down after earlier flight was turned away by Chinese Authorities.

Source: Stuff February 11, 2019 21:00 UTC