Abstract
Modern New Zealand was a product of British imperial expansion of which China was a major objective. Access to the China trade was an important reason for British settlement. The first exports were sealskins to China and tea and gold miners from China made important contributions to nineteenth century New Zealand. The early period also established two concepts of China which continue to today. One is the ‘Golden Fleece’, the huge market which will make rich any foreigner who captures but a small part of it, and the other is the ‘Yellow Peril’ where size and alien culture are perceived as a threat. Despite early promise, trade with China languished until the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 began a transformation.
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Beal, T. (2017). The Historical Legacy—Themes and Issues. In: China, New Zealand, and the Complexities of Globalization. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51690-9_2
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