On meeting with the conman, Jacinda Ardern made trade "liberalization" the priority, rather than climate defense.

One could perhaps excuse omitting climate defense with him on the grounds that the conman would have ignored anything she (or anyone but his bosses)) said about the subject. However, "liberalization" often means deregulation, and deregulation of business is harmful in itself. We should not forget that she signed the TPP with its ISDS clause.