China's recent moves in the South Pacific have raised alarm about the superpower's growing influence in this part of the world. Given New Zealand's long reliance on Chinese trade, New Zealand needs to be careful about picking a fight with a far larger country. Walls says that China's approach in the Pacific has already been employed in a similar way in African nations. This simply adds further complexity to our attempts to stifle the influence of China in the Pacific, without blowing budgets further. Listen to the full podcast for detail on the influence of China in the Pacific.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 01, 2022 19:43 UTC