Global Times, a tabloid newspaper under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party, Qin Sheng from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences compares Australia and New Zealand s approach to China. Australia and New Zealand are very much alike in many ways, he writes, noting how both countries have similar histories, host large numbers of immigrants, are members of the intelligence-sharing Five Eyes alliance, and are reliant on foreign trade. But what has caused such a huge difference between Australia and New Zealand in their development of relations with China in recent years? Sheng asks. First, New Zealand respects rules of the market economy more than Australia does, he writes, criticising Australia s Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018, which China complains has led to a sharp decline of Chinese investment.