A report also highlighted “foreign interference” activity from Iran and Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WELLINGTON – New Zealand is aware of intelligence activity linked to China in and against the island nation and the Pacific region, it said in a report released on Friday.
New Zealand, part of the Five Eyes intelligence and security alliance that also includes Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States, has historically taken a more conciliatory approach towards China, its biggest trading partner. But in recent months, it has more often raised concerns publicly about China’s actions.
The report added that, more broadly, the international security environment in which New Zealand operates is now more challenging and less predictable than in recent decades. The Iranian embassy in Wellington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Russian Embassy criticised New Zealand’s “interference” in Russian internal affairs by commenting publicly on the imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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