Photo: GettyNew Zealand risks giving China coercive power over its economy, according to an American general and former US national security advisor. "I don't think it's in any country's interests to give the CCP coercive power over your economy: object lesson is Australia right now." "To those who say, 'Hey we're getting caught in the middle of this competition between the United States and China' - this is not a competition between the United States and China. That platform, which China calls Belt and Road, is a series of massive infrastructure projects around the globe, including ports, highways, telco projects and power stations. "China has used this One Belt One Road as part of a really pernicious effort to extend its geostrategic influence.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 29, 2021 19:52 UTC