On Our Determination To Ignore China's Human Rights Abuses
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:46 am For nearly two decades, New Zealand has been juggling our dependency on China when it comes to trade, while expecting our traditional allies to look after our defence and security needs. Yet the scale of China’s human rights abuses has added a new element to the mix, and we’ve finally chosen sides: its China for us, regardless – even though we’ve chosen to cloak that decision by telling our allies that we have an “independent” foreign policy. (They’ll appreciate that) In practice, what it really means is that we have chosen - uniquely among Western