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Helen Clark on China and Covid-19
The former PM on how the Asian superpower handled the pandemic - and what that means for us.
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David Capie
Former PM @HelenClarkNZ talks to @SamSachdevaNZ about China's handling of the covid crisis, criticism of the WHO, and offers some thoughts on repositioning NZ in the world (plus a plug for a webinar on June 4 with @annafifield)
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Concern at introduction of national security legislation for Hong Kong
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the New Zealand Government has reacted with concern at the introduction of legislation in China’s National People’s Congress relating to national security
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David Capie
New Zealand condemns cyber activities that undermine global response to COVID19. GCSB says “targeting of such systems in any country, at any time is unacceptable, and is particularly deplorable in the midst of the current global health crisis.”
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As world limits exports, can New Zealand and Singapore keep trade open?
Over the past month, two of the region’s most trade-reliant economies have been organising like-minded countries in a bid to maintain supply chains.
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David Capie
As the coronavirus-hit world limits exports, can New Zealand and Singapore keep trade open? | South China Morning Post
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New Zealand Defence Force sends support to Australia
Minister of Defence Ron Mark today announced New Zealand is sending three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters and crew, and two NZ Army Combat Engineer Sections as well as a command el
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David Capie
“New Zealand is sending three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters and crew, and two NZ Army Combat Engineer Sections as well as a command element to support the Australian Defence Force efforts in tackling the Australian fires.”
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China interference in Hong Kong protest in New Zealand unhelpful
OPINION: New Zealand will need to be surgical in telling China what we do support and what we don't.
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David Capie
The [PRC] consulate "supporting one side of a protest is...a breach of the spirit of that principle. It's the sort of thing we may need to be ready to call out a bit more if we are to have the type of mature relationship we want with China..."
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'HOW TO DEFEND NEW ZEALAND' by Professor Hugh White
A PUBLIC LECTURE BY
Professor Hugh WhiteAustralian National University
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS TO FOLLOW from 7:30pm to 8:15pm
Both Australia and New Zealand face truly historic challenges to the way they each approach their security as Asia's strategic...
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David Capie
The @VicUniWgtn Centre for Strategic Studies is pleased to host Professor Hugh White speaking on “How to Defend New Zealand”, Victoria University of Wellington, Monday 2 September, 6pm. Admission free but please RSVP here
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David Capie
Fascinating set of remarks from the heads of NZSIS and GCSB to the New Zealand Parliamentary Select Committee looking at 2017 General Election. Most extensive comments yet on foreign interference. Some highlights...
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New Zealand Prime Minister visits China
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's long-delayed visit to China, which started Sunday, is expected to focus on bilateral and economic trade issues, including speeding up negotiations on the upgrade of the 11-year-old China-New Zealand Free...
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David Capie
Don’t care for that tone? Fear not, this piece says NZ has “not followed other Western countries to launch groundless accusations or criticism over China's Xinjiang policies.” Congratulates us on our “wiser & more pragmatic approach.” Take your pick! 🙄
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New Zealand’s ties with China need a reset
In Ardern’s words, “China is an important regional and global actor, with whom we must work on challenges facing the global community and those critical to the security and prosperity of our region.” We welcome her insightful observation, positive...
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David Capie
Global Times weighs in on Jacinda Ardern’s visit to China. Bit of good cop/bad cop going on. This piece warns about NZ’s “unjustified, provocative and belligerent remarks” about Xinjiang (and seems to think we’re still part of a trilateral ANZUS)... 1/2
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How spies help New Zealand stay friendly with China
Nicolas Groffman writes that most people outside New Zealand are unaware of the high professionalism of its intelligence and espionage services – and how they help it engage with China more efficiently than nearly any other non-Asian country.
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David Capie
This is a very strange piece of writing about NZ's intelligence services and our relationship with China. 1/5
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Christchurch mosque massacre: Why PM Jacinda Ardern could follow Australia's gun lead and ban semi-automatic weapons
An inquiry recommended more than 20 years ago to ban the weapons used in the terror attack
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David Capie
“The bitter irony with this alleged perpetrator in #Christchurch is he would not have been able to buy the weapons he had in his home country of Australia," said Chris Cahill, president of the Police Association.” Time for long overdue law reform.
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New Zealand and China: time for clarity in a hall of mirrors
As China sends abstract signals about its unhappiness with New Zealand, there are some concrete steps that Jacinda Ardern's government can take, writes Robert Ayson of the Victoria University of Wellington Centre for Strategic Studies.
At the...
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David Capie
A very good read from my @VicUniWgtn colleague Robert Ayson on the "new friction" in the NZ-China relationship.
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After APEC, Australia Remains Caught Between the US and China
As rancor at the meeting shows, striking the balance between the two great powers will only get more challenging.
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David Capie
Good piece by @batesgill1 on the APEC outcome and finding balance between the US and China. What it says about Australia applies just as much to New Zealand.
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Cook Islands to join China's Belt and Road
The Cook Islands says it will sign on to China's Belt and Road initiative in the next week.
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David Capie
Cook Islands Deputy PM Mark Brown says country will sign up to China's Belt & Road Initiative next week. Says "we have had discussions also with New Zealand about their signing up to the Belt & Road initiative and how the wording of the documentation is"
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The disappearing people: Uighur Kiwis lose contact with family members in China
Contact with their loved ones reduced to a trickle - then silence. Uighur NZers say their families in China are disappearing into internment camps.
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David Capie
No New Zealand politician from any party should be calling Xinjiang's mass internment camps, "vocational training centres".
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Chinese walkout
By Islands Business correspondent Nic Maclellan, at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru China’s representative to today’s partner dialogu...
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David Capie
The Chinese delegation has apparently walked out of Pacific Islands Forum meetings in Nauru (which recognizes Taiwan). This Nic Maclellan piece provides an account & gives good sense of larger complicated China-Taipei issues in the Pacific.
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Trump at large, we need a Plan B
As Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defence Minister Marise Payne get ready for next weeks annual Australia-US Ministerial Consultations with their US counterparts, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, their biggest...
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David Capie
Peter Jennings says Trump’s increasingly bizarre presidency means Australia needs a Plan B, proposes defence treaty with Japan, boost def spending to 2.5/3% GDP, an Aussie DARPA, Pacific bases, indig nuclear industry & more! Nothing if not provocative.
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Bong Go confirms China government plane landed in Philippines
(UPDATED) 'The request for landing was received, processed, and cleared by relevant Philippine government agencies,' says Special Assistant to the President Bong Go
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David Capie
The PLAAF IL-76 taking part in NZDF Exercise Skytrain stopped in the Philippines to refuel en route, before apparently flying on to Auckland via Cairns. Sparked something a minor kerfuffle in the Philippines, given ongoing issues with Beijing.
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Trump Attends G-7 with Defiance, Proposing to Readmit Russia
Mr. Trump’s proposal on Russia further stirred tension with America’s allies over trade, Iran and the president’s sharp-edged foreign policy.
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David Capie
Incredible! You really could not make this stuff up! “The American side objected to including the phrase “rules-based international order,” even though it is boilerplate for such statements”
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