Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 5:43 pm
The Five Eyes arrangement between the United States,
United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand has always
resembled a segregated, clandestine club. Focused on the
sharing of intelligence between countries of supposedly like
mind, it has shown that even its own citizens cannot be
guaranteed protection from the zeal of
surveillance.
In recent years, the club has become a
font of other intentions, nudging beyond the group’s
original remit. Since 2013, the intelligence alliance has
seen more ministerial consultations between the countries.
In 2014, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott openly
mentioned the partnership’s existence on national radio.
2021-04-21 11:35:53 GMT2021-04-21 19:35:53(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 21 (Xinhua) New Zealand enterprises expressed continued interest in participating in the 2021 China International Import Expo (CIIE), as an overseas promotion for the event was held in Auckland on Wednesday.
At the opening speech via video, Ma Fengmin, CFO of China International Import Expo Bureau said that New Zealand is an important participant in the CIIE. More than 150 New Zealand enterprises participated in the past three expos. The exhibition booths have covered nearly 20,000 square meters. Even during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, nearly 50 New Zealand enterprises participated in the exhibition, and achieved positive results on site. The fourth CIIE will be held offline in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, 2021. Hundreds of enterprises have signed contracts to participate in the Expo up till now. Fonterra, Zespri, Comvita, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and other compan
• Source: 1 NEWS
An expert says the Foreign Minister’s comments about New Zealand wanting to take an increasingly independent stance on foreign policy, particularly on China, wasn’t a “problem”. But, her comments about being “uncomfortable” with expanding the Five Eyes alliance’s remit was “where things got a bit difficult”.
Your playlist will load after this ad Victoria University’s Robert Ayson says the Foreign Minister shouldn’t have drawn attention to NZ’s reluctance to use the intelligence network to antagonise Beijing. Source: Breakfast
Nanaia Mahuta raised a few eyebrows while speaking to reporters on Monday when she said New Zealand did not want to use the alliance with Australia, Canada, the UK and the US as a first point of contact when sending messages about China.
New Zealand pushes aside Five Eyes to focus on China
South Pacific nation puts itself at odds with UK and others in intelligence-sharing network by pursuing closer ties to the Communist state
Nanaia Mahuta, New Zealand’s foreign minister, left, with Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister
New Zealand has broken with its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners, including the UK, as it pursues a closer alliance with China, its largest trading partner.
New Zealand’s foreign minister said she would not allow the intelligence alliance to dictate the country’s dealings with China, putting it at odds with the other members of the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance: the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
New Zealand concerned about China asserting itself in the region, foreign minister says
19 Apr, 2021 10:38 PM
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China in recent years has been aggressive, assertive and emboldened , Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says. Photo / Mark Mitchell
China in recent years has been aggressive, assertive and emboldened , Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says. Photo / Mark Mitchell
RNZ
The Government is concerned about the way China is asserting itself in the region, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta says.
In a keynote speech to the New Zealand China Council meeting in Wellington yesterday, Mahuta raised a range of issues regarding Aotearoa s largest trading partner.