Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s Regular Press Conference on September 30, 2026

Summary

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun held a regular press conference on September 30, 2026, taking questions on a range of issues. On the China Development Report 2026 released the same day by the Development Research Centre of the State Council, Guo said China's high-quality development offers growth opportunities to the world. China is home to 25 of the world's top 100 innovation clusters, and solar power installed capacity has surpassed coal power for the first time.

China is advancing high-standard opening up through the China International Supply Chain Expo, the China International Fair for Trade in Services, the Global Digital Trade Expo and the China International Import Expo. On Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi's visit to China, Guo said China supports resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means and hopes Iran and the United States will return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and restart dialogue and negotiations at an early date. On the 77th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic relations on October 2, Guo said the relationship has been elevated to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new era, and that President Xi Jinping and President Putin met twice this year, in Beijing in May and in Bishkek in August.

In response to Japanese Defence Minister Koizumi Shinjiro's remark that discussions on possessing nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines should not be excluded from the revision of the three security and defence documents, Guo stressed that as a non-nuclear-weapon state party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Japan's obligations not to accept, manufacture, possess or proliferate nuclear weapons are an inescapable duty under international law, with no room for bargaining. He said this year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial. After the press conference, Guo congratulated Volodin on his election as Chairman of the State Duma of the ninth convocation of the Russian Federation, saying that Chairman Zhao Leji had sent congratulations at the earliest opportunity.

The Foreign Ministry's regular press conference will be in recess from October 1 to October 7 and will resume on October 8.

Commentary

The signals from the Chinese Foreign Ministry's press conference serve as both a macro indicator and a source of concrete commercial opportunity for New Zealand's small and medium-sized business owners. Guo Jiakun highlighted that China is home to 25 of the world's top 100 innovation clusters, that solar power installed capacity has overtaken coal power for the first time, and that China is advancing high-standard opening up through the China International Supply Chain Expo, the China International Fair for Trade in Services, the Global Digital Trade Expo and the China International Import Expo. These platforms are not designed solely for large multinationals.

New Zealand SMEs with expertise in agricultural technology, clean energy and digital services can use such expos to lower the barriers to entering the Chinese market. New Zealand's strengths in pasture management software and carbon emissions monitoring technology, for example, align closely with China's demand for agricultural digitalisation, while the maturing solar supply chain offers New Zealand distributed energy projects more cost-effective equipment options. On the other hand, deepening China-Russia relations and regional tensions arising from Japan's nuclear remarks are a reminder that New Zealand businesses need to watch for potential geopolitical disruption to supply chains.

New Zealand's exports to China rely heavily on sea freight, and any escalation of regional conflict could push up insurance and logistics costs. SMEs should assess diversifying the sources of key components or raw materials and consider setting up transit warehouses in China or Southeast Asia to buffer risk. China's open posture and regional security uncertainty coexist, so New Zealand businesses should seize platform opportunities while preparing for supply chain resilience.

Keywords: Foreign Ministry regular press conference, Guo Jiakun, China Development Report 2026, 77th anniversary of China-Russia diplomatic relations, three non-nuclear principles, Iran nuclear issue, State Duma of the Russian Federation, 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trial

Summary in Chinese | 摘要

2026年9月30日，外交部发言人郭嘉昆主持例行记者会，就多项议题作出回应。针对国务院发展研究中心当日发布《中国发展报告2026》，郭嘉昆表示中国高质量发展为世界提供成长性机遇，中国拥有25个全球百强创新集群，光伏发电装机首次超过煤电，并通过链博会、服贸会、数贸会、进博会推进高水平对外开放。关于伊朗外长阿拉格齐访华，郭嘉昆称中方支持通过政治外交途径化解争端，希望伊朗和美国回归伊斯兰堡谅解备忘录，尽早重启对话谈判。

就10月2日俄中建交77周年，郭嘉昆指出中俄关系已提升为新时代全面战略协作伙伴关系，今年5月和8月习近平主席与普京总统分别在北京和比什凯克两度会晤。针对日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎称修订“安保三文件”不应排除讨论拥有核武器和核潜艇，郭嘉昆强调日本作为《不扩散核武器条约》无核武器缔约国，不接受、不制造、不拥有、不扩散核武器是不可推卸的国际法义务，没有讨价还价余地，并指出今年是东京审判开庭80周年。会后，郭嘉昆就沃洛金当选第九届俄罗斯国家杜马主席表示祝贺，称赵乐际委员长已第一时间致贺。

外交部例行记者会将于10月1日至10月7日休会，10月8日恢复。

Commentary in Chinese | 评论

中国外交部记者会释放的信号，对新西兰中小企业主而言，既是宏观风向标，也暗含具体商机。郭嘉昆强调中国拥有25个全球百强创新集群，光伏发电装机首超煤电，并通过链博会、服贸会、数贸会、进博会推进高水平对外开放。这些平台并非仅为大型跨国企业设计，新西兰中小企业在农业科技、清洁能源、数字服务等领域的专长，正可借助此类展会降低进入中国市场的门槛。

例如，新西兰在牧场管理软件、碳排放监测技术上的优势，与中国农业数字化需求高度契合；而光伏产业链的成熟，也为新西兰分布式能源项目提供了性价比更高的设备选项。另一方面，中俄关系深化与日本核言论引发的地区紧张，提醒新西兰企业需关注地缘政治对供应链的潜在扰动。新西兰对华出口高度依赖海运，任何地区冲突升级都可能推高保险与物流成本。

中小企业应评估关键零部件或原材料的来源多元化，并考虑在中国或东南亚设立中转仓以缓冲风险。中国市场的开放姿态与区域安全的不确定性并存，新西兰企业既要抓住平台机遇，也要为供应链韧性未雨绸缪。

关键词: 外交部例行记者会, 郭嘉昆, 中国发展报告2026, 中俄建交77周年, 无核三原则, 伊朗核问题, 俄罗斯国家杜马, 东京审判80周年

Source: Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Auckland – Into the Consular District