Beijing’s Influence in New Zealand ‘Needs to Be Talked About’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (C) arrives at a press conference with MPs Kelvin Davis (R) and Craig Robertson at Parliament in Wellington on Oct. 19, 2017.MARTY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images

The heads of New Zealand’s security services have urged for a more vocal government response to Beijing’s political influence in their country.

Briefings about New Zealand’s security environment were given to New Zealand leaders but did not identify interfering nations. Experts say that the culprit is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), reported the Financial Times.