Agreements such as this are also an important example of multilateralism. These are the framework of institutions, the norms, and rules that make up the international order that countries around the world, and particularly small trading nations such as New Zealand, rely upon in order to be able to sell our goods to the world. It is important to remember that as a trading nation, we must sell our goods in order to be able to buy goods that other countries make that we do not have the resources or the capability to make ourselves, such as iPhones, vehicles, wind farm turbines and much, much more. We are, however, in an era the world has not seen for a long time, when nationalism, protectionism, and great power competition is on the rise, and it is important that we do our part to promote and support multilateralism in this current geopolitical matrix. This is crucial to New Zealand's future as a country that trades with the world.