The PM and Education Minister Chris Hipkins are asked about CCP spies infiltrating NZ universities. Mark MitchellThe PM and Education Minister Chris Hipkins are asked about CCP spies infiltrating NZ universities. Mark MitchellBy RNZThe Chinese embassy has hit back at claims spies are infiltrating universities in New Zealand, calling the accusations groundless and "pure hearsay". "The so-called Chinese 'intelligence gathering' in NZ universities is pure hearsay," the statement said. Security consultant Paul Buchanan told RNZ it was "not surprising" that China might put intelligence-collectors into classrooms in New Zealand universities.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 28, 2021 17:37 UTC