Tag: New Zealand

Data collection by Chinese company ‘disquieting in the extreme’, says NZ Minister
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Data collection by Chinese company ‘disquieting in the extreme’, says NZ Minister

New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has said the collection of information on New Zealanders by Chinese company Zhenhua could adversely affect national security.Details of hundreds of New Zealanders - politicians, judges, business leaders, journalists and even criminals - have been collected by Zhenhua, which has been linked to the country's military and intelligence.Peters said it would be "naive" to think there was no connection with the Chinese state. "The part that is of concern is, what is the purpose in this case of this collection of data. I know why big businesses do it - it is to shape their market it is to look at influencers and all sorts of things. In this case, I think people would be asking why is a country doing it, and what is its ultimate purpose,” he
Five Eyes alliance question postponement of Hong Kong Legislative Council elections
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Five Eyes alliance question postponement of Hong Kong Legislative Council elections

The Five Eyes alliance have expressed concern after the Hong Kong government disqualified candidates and postponed elections of Legislative Council.In a joint statement, the foreign secretaries of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States (the Five Eyes), said that the Hong Kong government’s decision have undermined the democratic process that has been fundamental to the city’s stability and prosperity.“We the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and the United States Secretary of State are gravely concerned by the Hong Kong government’s unjust disqualification of candidates and disproportionate postponement of Legislative Council elections,” the statement read.“We express deep concern at Beijing’s imposition of the new Nat