The Detail looks at the stoush over “the club” – the Five Eyes security agreement – that's turned ugly, and whether it threatens New Zealand's independence and relationship with China. The Detail is a daily news podcast produced for RNZ by Newsroom and is published on Stuff with permission. Today, The Detail looks at the stoush over “the club” – the Five Eyes security agreement – that's turned ugly, and whether it threatens New Zealand's independence and relationship with China. Tension between Five Eyes and China has ramped up over the crackdown on Hong Kong. Last month, the intelligence alliance issued a joint statement criticising Beijing's imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong.

Source: Stuff December 08, 2020 16:03 UTC