In 2012 he retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
He has published a range of papers and articles relating to New Zealand's interaction with China and with Asia.
With Michael Green, he co-authored a historical survey of New Zealand-China relations (New Zealand and China 1792-1972) and with Robert Ayson a Centre for Strategic Studies Discussion Paper, China's Rise and New Zealand's Interests: A Policy Primer for 2030.
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Publications
Old Peking: City of the Ruler of the World, Oxford University Press, 1997
China's Treaty Ports: Half Love and Half Hate, Oxford University Press, 1999
New Zealand's China Experience: Its Genesis, Triumphs, and Occasional Moments of less than Complete Success, Victoria University Press, 2012
Forty Years On: New Zealand-China Relations then, now and in the Years to Come, Victoria University Press, 2013
