By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that even “as China becomes more assertive in the pursuit of its interests”, there are still shared interests that the two countries can and should co-operate on. New Zealand has toughened its tone recently on both security and Beijing’s growing presence in the South Pacific, in part due to the signing of a security pact between China and Solomon Islands earlier in the year. But at the same time New Zealand remains dependent on trade with China. Ardern said in a speech at the China Business Summit i…
