Two recent incidents involving the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in New Zealand have prompted warnings from experts, who say Pacific countries—including Australia—should stay vigilant against the regime’s influence in the region.
Chinese diplomats have unsuccessfully tried to pressure Victoria University of Wellington this month to stop a Taiwan-related event run by the university and the Australian National University’s Taiwan Studies Program, according to New Zealand media Newsroom.
Days later, on Sept. 16, the New Zealand Chinese embassy lodged a complaint about what it described as “harassment and interrogation without cause” of Chinese citizens at the airport by security officials, who compelled them to hand over electronic devices….
New Zealand Now ‘Awakened’ Against CCP’s Ambitions, Says China Expert
