Fears of political assassinations, car tampering and break-ins. Claims the New Zealand government is selling out the Five Eyes. Concerns a foreign state has coercive control of our economy.
In a new podcast series, Guyon Espiner and John Daniell investigate China's influence in New Zealand, and ask if we can continue to walk the thin red line between what some see as an evil empire, but others see as our greatest economic opportunity and the centre of a new world order.
Podcast audio here
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/red-line
Two Chinese New Zealanders are killed while on a mission to warn of the dangers of the Chinese Communist Party. Their friends, left clutching bloodied fliers, continue spreading the message.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/red-line/story/2018800780/red-line-episode-one
Two dissidents die in a car crash. China expert Anne-Marie Brady reports break-ins at her house and office. A US National Security Advisor warns that Beijing wants "servitude". Should we be worried about the Chinese Communist Party? Or are we being paranoid?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/red-line/story/2018800783/red-line-episode-two
The Chinese Government has a propaganda super ministry. But how much influence does it have in New Zealand? And is development money from the CCP an opportunity or economic 'invasion'?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/red-line/story/2018800788/red-line-episode-three
