Beijing has reacted defensively to the unified posture of the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) towards the Chinese regime after they expressed “grave concerns” about human rights in the Xinjiang region of China, the limiting of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, and more.
This comes after Australian PM Scott Morrison and New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern released an extensive joint statement after their Annual Leaders’ Summit in Queenstown, New Zealand, which followed months of scrutiny about their different approaches to Beijing, with Ardern’s being described as “too subtle“ by one expert.
