Justice Minister Judith Collins says she believes China is serious about clamping down on corruption under its new leadership after she was invited by the Chinese Government to speak to ministers and officials about New Zealand's anti-corruption measures.
China's new President Xi Jinping and new Premier Li Keqiang have pledged to fight corruption and increase transparency in Communist China, saying it was increasingly being expected by the Chinese people.
Ms Collins was invited to travel to China because of New Zealand's strong record in low levels of corruption.
New Zealand has topped Transparency International's Corruption Index for seven years in a row, and Ms Collins said there was interest in China in learning about its systems to detect and deal with corruption, such as bribery of Government officials.
"Very genuinely, President Xi Jinping has said they're going to achieve greater transparency and deal with corruption. I think they really are serious about this and they're looking at which countries do it best. And we do."