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China vs NZ Spy Report Fallout | Auckland News
New Zealand’s top spy agency claims China is the only major foreign power conducting large-scale espionage and foreign interference in the country — a stark warning echoed in their fourth annual Security Threat Environment report. China swiftly fired back, calling the allegations false, baseless, and politically motivated, accusing the report of twisting normal diplomatic and economic ties into spying accusations. The Chinese Embassy highlighted mutual benefits in trade, tourism, and education, praised the growing Chinese community in New Zealand, and even noted visa-free travel boosting…
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