Photo: RNZPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern is refusing to say whether any Huawei issues have come up through diplomatic channels, or whether there has been any political blowback from China. “The message that I continue to share is it’s entirely separate from our diplomatic relationship,” she said at another point when asked the same question. She said she hadn’t spoken directly to any Chinese political leadership about the Huawei decision. As well as this, yesterday an Air New Zealand aircraft was turned around mid-flight on its way to China. He again used the Air NZ flight being turned around as an example of how the relationship was under pressure.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 12, 2019 00:33 UTC