The article looks at how New Zealand and China have traded goods from 1980 to 2012. They found that trade between the two countries has grown a lot since they made a free trade agreement in 2008. The trade has become stronger, and they are trading more equally. They also found that they are trading more within the same industries. This suggests that in the future, New Zealand and China will continue to trade a lot, invest in each other, share technology, and have a strong economic relationship.