Stephen Jacobi is executive director of the New Zealand China Council and New Zealand International Business Forum. Stephen Jacobi: this is not a trade warOPINION: "When elephants fight, it gets tough on the grass". The processes for these complaints are defined in the WTO Anti-Dumping Code and are referenced in the NZ China FTA. At times the mystery resembled a game of Cluedo – who spoke to whom in China and threatened a trade war? There is no mystery about this – it is part of normal trade relations between countries operating within a recognised framework of international trade law.

Source: Stuff July 27, 2016 04:18 UTC