WEBVTT - Behind the scenes at APEC 2025: Golf, fried chicken, and choppers

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<v Speaker 1>Kilra.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Chelsea Daniels and this is the Front Page, a

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<v Speaker 2>daily podcast presented by the New Zealand Herald. Our Prime

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<v Speaker 2>minister has met and dined with one of the most

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<v Speaker 2>powerful people in the world, Donald Trump. Christopher Luxen and

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<v Speaker 2>Trump spoke at an APEC dinner the other night and

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<v Speaker 2>it's expected to be one of the most significant meetings

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<v Speaker 2>Luxon will have at the economic conference. Despite the two

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<v Speaker 2>not having a formal bilateral the summit is straight off

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<v Speaker 2>the back of one with the Association of Southeast Asian

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<v Speaker 2>Nations or Arsian. Newstalk ZB political reporter Azaria Hawe has

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<v Speaker 2>been traveling alongside Luxon and she joins us now on

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<v Speaker 2>the Front Page. First off, Azaria apek Yan For people

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<v Speaker 2>who don't know what these acronyms are, what are they?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? So APEC is a really massive economic convention. It's

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<v Speaker 1>sort of bringing together a number of world leaders from

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<v Speaker 1>really across the globe to speak about the economy, to

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<v Speaker 1>speak about trade, and also global security. So it's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of talks in terms of international security and also

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<v Speaker 1>face to face meetings between some of the leaders of

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<v Speaker 1>these countries. New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Luxen at APEC

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<v Speaker 1>and also ASIAN which is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Luxin has met with a number of world leaders

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<v Speaker 1>at this and had face to face what we call

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<v Speaker 1>bilateral meetings, So those are really significant. It's sort of

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<v Speaker 1>having these countries together, and New Zealand is a country

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<v Speaker 1>that relies on trade quite a lot, so it is

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<v Speaker 1>really important that we put face to name and keep

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<v Speaker 1>up those relationships in terms of trading. There's also a

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<v Speaker 1>number of deals that have taken place or some that

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<v Speaker 1>are getting closer to taking place as well. So the

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<v Speaker 1>Association of Southeast Asian Nations a huge sort of trading

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<v Speaker 1>block there in New Zealand, aiming to really finalize and

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<v Speaker 1>ratify a comprehensive strategic partnership that would make it one

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<v Speaker 1>of sort of just a few countries in the world

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<v Speaker 1>that has that basically an upgraded trading relationship, and that

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<v Speaker 1>would be really significant for New Zealand exporters, but also

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<v Speaker 1>for the global economy of Usian. We've been hearing that

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<v Speaker 1>ASIAN and APEC represent sort of about sixty to seventy

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<v Speaker 1>percent of the world's economy, which is massive. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about some of the people that are at

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<v Speaker 1>APEC as well, China's Jijinpeing, the US's Donald Trump as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So some of the most important people in the world

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<v Speaker 1>are here and Chris Luxen is getting a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>see some of these people face to face talk about

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<v Speaker 1>It's also really significant as it comes with the tariff

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<v Speaker 1>rollout amidst all of that from the US President Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>But basically the gist of these meetings APEC is in

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<v Speaker 1>South Korea this year, Asian which was just wrapped up recently.

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<v Speaker 1>That was in Kuala Lumpur. So the Prime Minister has

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<v Speaker 1>traveled across the world for these so have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of world leaders as well, So really significant economic talks.

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<v Speaker 1>Also talks about security and trade and just giving an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity for those countries to meet each other and speak

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe get some trade deals across the line, or

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<v Speaker 1>at least a bit closer to happening.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw that Malaysia is announcing investment into the New

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<v Speaker 2>Zealand economy across multiple sectors. What sectors are they?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, this is a really important one for New Zealand.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if we look the New Zealand government has

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<v Speaker 1>been trying to push for investment quite a lot. They've

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<v Speaker 1>had investment boosts in other policies such as that to

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<v Speaker 1>try to really push global capital to go into the

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<v Speaker 1>New Zealand economy. So if we look at this Malaysian investment,

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<v Speaker 1>and Malaysia was where Asian was being hosted the Association

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<v Speaker 1>of Southeast Asian Nation Summit. We look at what happened

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<v Speaker 1>with Malaysia, A big investment was announced. One of them

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<v Speaker 1>was on renewable energy, so that was supporting wind energy

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<v Speaker 1>into New Zealand. And also hotel, the hotel industry and tourism.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a massive industry for New Zealand as well. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a very significant one, and especially if we look

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<v Speaker 1>at how it works in Asia, it's relatively nearby in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of that, so hoping that that might boost travel.

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<v Speaker 1>So take me through Acion.

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<v Speaker 2>I know that the government has been looking more into

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<v Speaker 2>trade talks with Southeast Asian countries. This is obviously the

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<v Speaker 2>place to do it. We've heard about Malaysia. But who

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<v Speaker 2>else did he meet up with there?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the Prime Minison met with a number of world leaders.

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<v Speaker 1>He met with the leader of the Philippines, which was significant.

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<v Speaker 1>Also team or Leste, which doesn't really seem that significant,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is with the backdrop of they have just

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<v Speaker 1>joined Asian so the association, which means that that trading

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<v Speaker 1>block is getting even bigger. So I suppose the thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>behind that is if we do that quickly while they've

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<v Speaker 1>just joined USIAN, we'll start off with a really good

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<v Speaker 1>trading relationship there. The Prime ministers also match with the

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<v Speaker 1>leader of Cambodia as well and also Thailand, those as

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<v Speaker 1>well really significant globally. There's been a conflict taking place.

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<v Speaker 1>There's been a cease fire as well that has been

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<v Speaker 1>overseen by the American President, So it is good to

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<v Speaker 1>see how those nations are reacting. Chris Luxen speaking about

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<v Speaker 1>them both highly and also praising some of the efforts

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<v Speaker 1>to get where we are now in terms of that

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<v Speaker 1>cease fire as well. So there's been a number of

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<v Speaker 1>meetings and also as we've been talking about, a number

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<v Speaker 1>of business meetings as well that have been taking place.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of people actually some people have recognized Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Luxin from a former life, people saying he was the

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<v Speaker 1>former chief executive of Air New Zealand as well while

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<v Speaker 1>introducing him, and I feel like Luxon has also been

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<v Speaker 1>using that to his advantage. He's sat in a press

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<v Speaker 1>conference recently that he's spoken about his business background as

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<v Speaker 1>well with a number of people. So that is a

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<v Speaker 1>really significant, I suppose skill that Chris Luxon has coming

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<v Speaker 1>into this having that business background and also being the

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<v Speaker 1>Prime Minister of New Zealand being able to mash those

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<v Speaker 1>together in terms of these big economic talks very significant here.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, what we really want to see is, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>with the two biggest economies of the world, to be

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<v Speaker 4>able to have you know, to be able to have

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<v Speaker 4>a calm and de escalated gives a lot of certainty

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<v Speaker 4>to everybody else. And as you've seen a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>what you know otherwise, he creates chaos, and it creates

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<v Speaker 4>a lack of certainty and a lack of clarity, and

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<v Speaker 4>as a result, businesses don't invest in, consumers don't spend,

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<v Speaker 4>and so you know, that's that's the second and third

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<v Speaker 4>order consequences of the US and China not being working

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<v Speaker 4>together for mutual benefit.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you reckon is the main headline of APEX

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<v Speaker 2>from Christopher Lackson's point of view.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, I feel like you would have to

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<v Speaker 1>say that The big headline from this is that Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Luxen and Donald Trump have met, They've spoken, So this

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<v Speaker 1>is really really significant. I mean, we think about Donald Trump,

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<v Speaker 1>people say he's the leader of the free world. He's

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<v Speaker 1>probably one of the most influential people that exists currently,

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<v Speaker 1>So this is a massive massive Chris Luxon and Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump had the opportunity to have a meeting and to

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<v Speaker 1>speak before they both went into a formal dinner. That

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<v Speaker 1>dinner was hosted by the South Korean president and it

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<v Speaker 1>was put on for APEC leaders, a really intimate dinner

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<v Speaker 1>setting as well. It was a sort of small white

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<v Speaker 1>table in quite a big room as well. Just the

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<v Speaker 1>world leaders were there. So some of the other gala

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<v Speaker 1>dinners that we've seen had officials and media as well.

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<v Speaker 1>The media were there for a bit of it, but

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<v Speaker 1>there were no officials, no diplomats. It was just the

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<v Speaker 1>big names, and Chris Luxen was one of those names.

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<v Speaker 1>He went into this meeting with Donald Trump. World leaders

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<v Speaker 1>had already arrived at the dinner. People like Anthony Alberanizi,

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<v Speaker 1>Canada's Mark Karney as well were already sort of in

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<v Speaker 1>the room in this kind of waiting room. I suppose

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<v Speaker 1>with media before actually heading into the dinner, and then

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<v Speaker 1>two p all came through the door, Chris Luxon and

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump. So they came through the door and had

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<v Speaker 1>a few remarks to media and also had quite a

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<v Speaker 1>quite a funny interaction. Last one here, I thought, so

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Luckson obviously famously doesn't have any hair. It was

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<v Speaker 1>quite a chummy and funny interaction between those leaders as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But Chris Luckson had a press conference after that meeting

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<v Speaker 1>and after that formal dinner as well, and managed to

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<v Speaker 1>speak a bit about what happened. He said he wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>give a blow by blow analysis, but said that it

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<v Speaker 1>was a good opportunity to be able to speak to

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<v Speaker 1>to Donald Trump and to a number of other world leaders.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe there were about seven or eight leaders at

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<v Speaker 1>that dinner table, so very intimate setting. He said, you

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<v Speaker 1>would imagine the topic of tariffs to come up, but

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<v Speaker 1>didn't really go into too much detail about what those

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<v Speaker 1>conversations look like. Also, interestingly, the Prime Minister invited Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump to sort of have a look at New Zealand.

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump is a keen golfer, and Chris Luckson said

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<v Speaker 1>that New Zealand would maybe be a good place to

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<v Speaker 1>practice some of that golf and to have a try

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<v Speaker 1>on some of our golf courses as well. We'll see

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<v Speaker 1>if that invitation is accepted. I believe there's been similar

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<v Speaker 1>invitations in terms of Australia and things like that. Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump obviously a very busy man. But Chris Luckson did

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<v Speaker 1>say at his press conference, if that were to happen,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a big if, just to preface, if that

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<v Speaker 1>were to happen, he thinks that New Zealand would be

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<v Speaker 1>able to cope with this sort of security detail that

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<v Speaker 1>would be needed for something like that. But in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of the actual meeting, so so significant, so major. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the first time actually that Donald Trump and Ris Luckson

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<v Speaker 1>have met in person. They spoke on the phone while

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<v Speaker 1>when Trump was confirmed as the US president, as you'd expect,

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<v Speaker 1>but on that day you'd also expect Trump to be

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<v Speaker 1>getting calls from pretty much every world leader, so there

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't really be a chance to actually go into much detail.

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<v Speaker 1>And also, finally, Donald Trump said Chris l Likesen was

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<v Speaker 1>a friend of his. And then after a sort of

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of questions were thrown at Donald Trump in

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<v Speaker 1>that press room before the dinner, he said, I like

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<v Speaker 1>your man from New Zealand.

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<v Speaker 2>I would expect that that means good things about our

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<v Speaker 2>trade relationship in future. But I guess we're very, very

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<v Speaker 2>very far down the list of people to speak to

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<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump about tariffs. Did Chris Luckson say anything else

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<v Speaker 2>about But he's keeping pretty tight lipped, isn't he.

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<v Speaker 1>Previously in a CEO summit, Chris Luckson did a Q

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<v Speaker 1>and A just before, so it was on the same

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<v Speaker 1>day that he met Trump. He was saying, we're pushing

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<v Speaker 1>for sort of rules based trading, we're pushing for free trade,

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<v Speaker 1>but also said, well, all of these countries, they're acting

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<v Speaker 1>in their own best interest. He also name dropped the

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<v Speaker 1>US as one of those countries that was acting in

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<v Speaker 1>its best interest, but then said essentially free trade would

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<v Speaker 1>be in New Zealand's best interests. So he has been

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<v Speaker 1>pushing in the background speaking about his views on tariffs.

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<v Speaker 1>His views on tariffs are well known, but what we

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<v Speaker 1>aren't one hundred percent clear about is how much of

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<v Speaker 1>that actually got through to Donald Trump at that sort

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<v Speaker 1>of dinner. He's saying he's not going to go into

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<v Speaker 1>those details, but also said, well, it would be obvious

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<v Speaker 1>that something like that would come up. I mean, this

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<v Speaker 1>is a major economic convention. There's a lot of these

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<v Speaker 1>talks taking place, and tariffs is one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>things globally that has been taking place in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>the APEC region and just the world in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>global trade. So you would expect that to come up,

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<v Speaker 1>But in terms of what was actually spoken about, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not very clear. The world leaders keeping relatively tight lipped,

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<v Speaker 1>but you would assume that maybe they might even have

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<v Speaker 1>to to sort of keep a good relationship with Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump as well. I mean, just getting that meeting is

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<v Speaker 1>very significant, so you wouldn't want to be upsetting the

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<v Speaker 1>man just after meeting him, you think.

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<v Speaker 2>So, what's on the agenda for today is area.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so today we're also going to see some more

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<v Speaker 1>investments on the cards. There's an event that's planned on

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<v Speaker 1>the green economy. Now we don't have too much details

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<v Speaker 1>about this yet, but it could be some sort of

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<v Speaker 1>sustainability announcement as well. New Zealand has previously been sort

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<v Speaker 1>of marketing itself, shall we say, in terms of being

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<v Speaker 1>a clean and green economy, so maybe that has a

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<v Speaker 1>part to play in that as well. And also yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>there was an event at the Skyline lou that's a

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<v Speaker 1>big company in New Zealand and sort of trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get that investment and tourism as well, trying to really

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<v Speaker 1>show New Zealand as a place to visit. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>how much better of a way to do it than

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<v Speaker 1>in a place where a bunch of world leaders from

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<v Speaker 1>Asia and across the globe are in the same room together.

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<v Speaker 1>There's media from all over the world here covering these

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<v Speaker 1>events and covering what is going on. So there's a

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<v Speaker 1>number of things still taking place also, bilateral meetings with

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<v Speaker 1>a number of people, Chris Luxen meeting with South Korea's

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<v Speaker 1>President Lee as well after that sort of formal dinner

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<v Speaker 1>that they had as well with Donald Trump and some

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<v Speaker 1>other world leaders. So still a lot of economic talks,

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<v Speaker 1>meetings and business events as well here.

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<v Speaker 3>Ventually. The people of South Korea have forged a miracle

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<v Speaker 3>of economic development like you rarely see, an industrial and

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<v Speaker 3>technological powerhouse, and above all, a free society and enduring

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<v Speaker 3>democracy and a thriving civilization. And I want to congratulate you.

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<v Speaker 3>Very few places like it the entire world should be

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<v Speaker 3>inspired by all that you have achieved, and they study

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<v Speaker 3>you and they do so much to understand what you've done,

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<v Speaker 3>but most of them don't get it, and that's probably

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<v Speaker 3>good for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep it this way.

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<v Speaker 3>Most of them don't get it. They want to get it,

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<v Speaker 3>but it doesn't quite work out for them the same

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<v Speaker 3>way it works out for you. So that's a great

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<v Speaker 3>tribute to you.

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<v Speaker 2>And tell me, Sariah, I know that you've been kind

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<v Speaker 2>of following around Luxon in the press pack. I assume

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<v Speaker 2>that there are a few journalists there from New Zealand

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<v Speaker 2>and is it kind of the same you see other

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<v Speaker 2>kind of press following their respective leaders as well? Like

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<v Speaker 2>do you interact with one another? Do you talk to

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<v Speaker 2>the other journalists from different countries? What's it like behind

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<v Speaker 2>the scenes.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's really cool. I mean, we have the media

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<v Speaker 1>center which is absolutely massive. It is pat I mean

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<v Speaker 1>you would think that there's and I'm not too great

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<v Speaker 1>actually with counting crowds, which hasn't been good in my

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<v Speaker 1>journalism career, to be honest, but you'd have to think

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<v Speaker 1>there are hundreds and hundreds of people in these massive

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<v Speaker 1>press rooms as well. They sort of sit in these

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<v Speaker 1>blocks there was people from Australia as well that we

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<v Speaker 1>interacted with. They actually came to an event at Asian

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<v Speaker 1>as well, so we kind of were like, oh, I

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<v Speaker 1>saw you a couple of days ago in Kuala Lumpur

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<v Speaker 1>and now you're here in South Korea. But yeah, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of press packs, a lot of people, lots

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<v Speaker 1>going on as well, and also just in the backgrounds

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<v Speaker 1>and in the behind the scenes. A lot of cultural

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<v Speaker 1>performances is food trucks as well with Korean food, so

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<v Speaker 1>that's as well interesting trying to show that off to

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<v Speaker 1>the media and the Korean food, the Korean culture. There's

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<v Speaker 1>been a performances drumming, We've had some fried chicken from

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<v Speaker 1>a Korean food track, and in fact I was actually

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<v Speaker 1>interviewed by Korean State TV on whether or not I

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<v Speaker 1>liked the fried chicken. They were doing sort of boxes

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<v Speaker 1>with some of the foreign media, and it was great.

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<v Speaker 1>It was really good. It's very good fried chicken. So

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<v Speaker 1>trying to see if I can find that interview clip somewhere,

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, it's really cool to see all of the

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<v Speaker 1>media here as well, a lot of American media as

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<v Speaker 1>you'd expect as well, traveling with the American President Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>They're sort of also in the room as well. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a really really interesting and significant event and

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things that you would sort of expect,

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<v Speaker 1>but has been really eye opening to see just the

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<v Speaker 1>amount of security everywhere. I mean, there's security guards, there's

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<v Speaker 1>police as far as the eye can see the station

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<v Speaker 1>sort of everywhere around the city as well. There's also

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<v Speaker 1>flags around the city that say APEC on them. It's

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<v Speaker 1>very obvious that APEC is taking place. There's also been

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<v Speaker 1>road closures for motorcades. And the other day actually we

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<v Speaker 1>saw Trump's motorcade forty eight cars, forty eight vehicles that

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<v Speaker 1>were in that motorcade and also get this, a helicopter

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<v Speaker 1>above the motorcade as well, so massive, that was huge.

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<v Speaker 1>New Zealand has a motiicate as well, but forty eight

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<v Speaker 1>cars nowhere near.

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<v Speaker 2>That probably doesn't have a chopper upperhead as well.

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<v Speaker 1>No, exactly. Well, that was the only chopper that we saw,

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<v Speaker 1>and everyone started filming it immediately once we heard this

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<v Speaker 1>sort of the chopper go up above. But yeah, so

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump has been the big one in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>the motorcades, of the security as well, and also media

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<v Speaker 1>who were covering that dinner with Trump, Luxen and some

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<v Speaker 1>other world leaders. They had to go through a number

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<v Speaker 1>of rounds of security as well a few batches. They

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<v Speaker 1>actually brought in a dog as well, like a sniffer dog,

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<v Speaker 1>to sniff through people's media bags as well. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>these are some of the biggest world leaders in the

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<v Speaker 1>entire world, and they were They had dogs sniffing through

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<v Speaker 1>people's bags. They had scanners and sort of things that

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<v Speaker 1>you would see at an airport, so very high security

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<v Speaker 1>here trying to protect some of the biggest diplomats, the biggest,

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<v Speaker 1>most influential people.

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<v Speaker 2>Well lucky you didn't save any of that Korean fried

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<v Speaker 2>chicken in your media bag or Zaria.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, thanks so much for joining us. Thanks so much,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been great.

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