It is obvious the country engaging in the political interference activities in New Zealand is China, but politicians and officials avoided mentioning this. Last month the New Zealand parliament passed new legislation to restrict foreign political donations. Yet New Zealand continues to feature in international discussion of China’s political interference activities, profiled as a nation which is under threat from political interference and is struggling to adequately deal with it. Dr Yang is National’s main fundraiser among the New Zealand Chinese community. Ardern needs to make a clear statement about China’s political interference activities in New Zealand and what her government is doing to address it.

Source: The Guardian January 23, 2020 16:00 UTC