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Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 11:01 am John Braddock New Zealand’s Labour-Green coalition government is under increasing pressure, from sections of the NZ ruling elite and from the country’s allies, over its apparent reluctance to fully endorse the escalating build-up to war against China. As the Biden administration ramps up Washington’s diplomatic and military offensive, every country is being forced into line. The furore over the Jacinda Ardern-led government’s less than full-throated support for the confrontation with Beijing highlights the extraordinary tensions now developing. Matters...

AFP/Argentina’s Navy Press Office Chinese fishing boats’ illegal overfishing in the South Pacific has been devastating some island economies. According to two former U.S. officials, “illegal, unregulated fishing by Chinese vessels has become common in American Samoa and Guam and as far east as Hawaii.” Samoa, noted for its volcanic peaks and tropical rainforests, is the southernmost territory of the United States. At one point, a tuna cannery on American Samoa, one of the island’s largest employers, had to temporarily suspend operations due to a lack of fish. China’s...

Article – Socialist Equality Group By John Braddock, Socialist Equality Group 10 March 2021, original url: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/10/maor-m10.html A report released by the New Zealand Reserve Bank in January revealed that Mori businesses and non-profit organisations owned almost $NZ69 billion ($US50.2 billion) … By John Braddock, Socialist Equality Group A report released by the New Zealand Reserve Bank in January revealed that Māori businesses and non-profit organisations owned almost $NZ69 billion ($US50.2 billion) in assets as of 2018. The report, produced by econom...

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