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China-New Zealand

PLA-N cruiser Zunyi
Defence

Showboat Diplomacy: Chinese navy mousetrap mission achieves Tasman objective

March 9, 2025

The PLA-N task group that set pulses racing on both sides of the Tasman in late February had sailed from afar to test us, and we failed that test, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. In […]

Five Power Defence Arrangements
Beyond Pacific

New Zealand’s emerging Five Eyes challenge

August 21, 2021

Dr Wayne Mapp writes that a new cold war has broken out and that New Zealand cannot avoid being drawn in. Staying on the right side of history will require deft diplomacy and smart strategy. […]

China-US rivalry in Asia
Beyond Pacific

From Oslo to Wellington: A role in keeping the great power peace

September 29, 2020

Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp surveys the state of China-US rivalry in East Asia, suggesting that New Zealand can play an important role in diffusing tension in the region – if Wellington chooses to invest. […]

New Zealand's China dilemma
Beyond Pacific

Does an increasingly powerful China present a dilemma for New Zealand?

August 28, 2020

Does New Zealand face a China dilemma? Former New Zealand Ambassador to China John McKinnon CNZM QSO and Beijing-based business leader David Mahon delivered sage perspectives at a recent New Zealand China Friendship Society public […]

Zhengyou
Beyond Pacific

New Zealand, China, and the limits of friendship

March 30, 2019

Whatever the current state of New Zealand – China relations, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon, Wellington would do well to stick to sinologists for understanding China and to diplomats for communicating about China. Media coverage of […]

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